Geography
Poll Type
Race
Candidate
Population
California Governor Primary Ballot Test
If the election for California Governor were being held today, who would voters choose?
Populations in this average
LV
RV
Adults
Xavier Becerra
24.40%
Steve Hilton
23.40%
Tom Steyer
18.40%
Chad Bianco
10.80%
Katie Porter
7.10%
Matt Mahan
5.60%
Antonio Villaraigosa
2.00%
Eric Swalwell
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Estimate
90% of polls fall in this range
57 polls included in this average.
| Field Dates | Sample | Pollster/Sponsor | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 – 28 | 686 LV | Public Policy Polling / Tom Steyer | 21.00% Tom Steyer 20.00% Steve Hilton 18.00% Xavier Becerra 14.00% Chad Bianco 7.00% Katie Porter 7.00% Matt Mahan 2.00% Antonio Villaraigosa | Tom Steyer +1 |
| May 27 – 28 | 1,000 LV | Emerson College / Inside California Politics | 27.50% Xavier Becerra 22.30% Tom Steyer 21.00% Steve Hilton 11.50% Chad Bianco 4.90% Katie Porter 4.80% Matt Mahan 2.40% Antonio Villaraigosa | Xavier Becerra +5.2 |
| May 26 – 28 | 800 LV | McLaughlin & Associates / California Post | 25.00% Steve Hilton 25.00% Tom Steyer 19.00% Xavier Becerra 10.00% Chad Bianco 7.00% Katie Porter 6.00% Matt Mahan | TIE |
| May 27 | 900 LV | Kreate Strategies | 27.00% Xavier Becerra 26.00% Steve Hilton 20.00% Tom Steyer 9.00% Chad Bianco 5.00% Katie Porter 4.00% Matt Mahan | Xavier Becerra +1 |
| May 26 – 27 | 565 LV | David Binder Research / California is Not for Sale | 27.00% Steve Hilton 26.00% Xavier Becerra 22.00% Tom Steyer 9.00% Chad Bianco 8.00% Katie Porter 4.00% Matt Mahan | Steve Hilton +1 |
| May 23 – 26 | 735 LV | Cal Poly Pomona / Center for Urban Politics and Policy, CSU Long Beach / University of Southern California | 27.00% Xavier Becerra 23.00% Steve Hilton 15.00% Tom Steyer 11.00% Chad Bianco 7.00% Katie Porter 4.00% Matt Mahan | Xavier Becerra +4 |
| May 19 – 24 | 3,513 LV | University of California Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies / Los Angeles Times | 25.00% Xavier Becerra 21.00% Steve Hilton 19.00% Tom Steyer 11.00% Chad Bianco 7.00% Katie Porter 4.00% Matt Mahan 1.00% Antonio Villaraigosa | Xavier Becerra +4 |
| May 18 – 21 | 800 LV | Global Strategy Group / Tom Steyer | 22.00% Steve Hilton 19.00% Tom Steyer 19.00% Xavier Becerra 12.00% Chad Bianco 8.00% Katie Porter 8.00% Matt Mahan 2.00% Antonio Villaraigosa | Steve Hilton +3 |
| May 18 – 21 | 800 LV | Echelon Insights / Steve Hilton | 25.00% Steve Hilton 18.00% Tom Steyer 15.00% Xavier Becerra 12.00% Chad Bianco 7.00% Katie Porter 7.00% Matt Mahan 1.00% Antonio Villaraigosa | Steve Hilton +7 |
| May 14 – 18 | 986 LV | Public Policy Institute of California | 23.00% Xavier Becerra 20.00% Steve Hilton 15.00% Tom Steyer 13.00% Chad Bianco 12.00% Katie Porter 7.00% Matt Mahan 5.00% Antonio Villaraigosa | Xavier Becerra +3 |
= Internal poll
Internal polls from the same candidate are averaged together and weighted as no more than 1 poll in our average.
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