Becerra Gains Support, Ties Hilton For Lead In CA Governor's Race, Latest Poll Shows
A California Democratic Party poll shows the field tightening as ballots arrive, with undecided voters falling to 14% and Becerra gaining 15 points since March.
- Democrat Xavier Becerra, former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, and Republican Steve Hilton are tied for first place at 18% support in a new EVITARUS Research poll commissioned by the California Democratic Party.
- The party commissioned the survey to assess candidate viability and encourage low-polling Democrats to withdraw, as Becerra surged following former Rep. Eric Swalwell's departure from the race last month amid sexual assault allegations.
- Undecided voters dropped to 14% as ballots for the June 2 primary hit mailboxes, while Republican Chad Bianco holds 14% support and Democrat Tom Steyer trails at 12%.
- Seven candidates will participate in two televised debates this week, with the first hosted by CNN on Tuesday, giving voters more exposure to leading contenders as voting begins.
- California's "jungle primary" advances the top two vote-getters to the November 3 general election, a system that prompted party concerns a fractured Democratic field could allow two Republicans to advance.
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A recent poll shows Becerra stepping up support in the California Governor’s race for the June 2 primary elections
California poll shows Republican, Democrat tied for first time in governor's race
A new survey from the California Democratic Party shows Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton tied for first place in the race for governor, each with 18% support.
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sfdailyrecord.comNew poll shows Hilton, Becerra tied in CA governor’s race
(KRON) -- With ballots going out, more undecided voters are narrowing down who they’re going to vote for, especially in the California governor’s race. A new poll is out with some key differences from last week's poll. Republican candidate Steve Hilton is no longer the lone man atop the heap. The new survey conducted for the California Democratic Party finds Democrat candidate Xavier Becerra surging five points since the April 17 poll, and now,…
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