CA-GOV: Becerra (D), Hilton (R) Lead in California Governor's Race Poll Ahead of June Primary (GOLD STANDARD CA POLL) [View all]

Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are leading the crowded field for California governor in a new poll, which finds Democrat Tom Steyer trailing the top two candidates with less than a week remaining to vote in the primary election......

Becerra, former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary under President Joe Biden, leads the poll with 23% support among likely voters, followed by Hilton, a former Fox News commentator and businessman, at 20%.

Steyer, a billionaire former hedge fund manager turned progressive activist, garnered 15% support, while Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat, rounded out the top five at 13% and 12% respectively.

“This is the first poll that we’ve done that showed with some clarity that we have two candidates with more than 20% of the vote — one a Democrat, one a Republican,” PPIC survey director Mark Baldassare said. “There’s always the possibility that we end up with two Democrats [in the November runoff], but it’s much more likely at this point that we have a Democrat and a Republican.”




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