A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey of the June primary for Governor finds Congressman Eric Swalwell leading the open primary with 17%, followed by Steve Hilton (13%), Tom Steyer (11%), Chad Bianco (11%), and Katie Porter (8%). A quarter of voters, 25%, are undecided.
“Rep. Swalwell’s support increased among Democratic voters in the past month from 23% to 27%, along with Tom Steyer, whose support among this group also increased from 12% to 16%,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “A plurality of the independent electorate is undecided (39%), while 12% support Swalwell and Hilton respectively, and Republicans are split between Hilton (38%) and Bianco (34%).”
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David Strom
Interesting. RealClearPolitics' running average shows Hilton, a Republican, barely ahead, but that is based on older polls from last month.
Given the current polling numbers, even from Emerson, it looks like the race will come down to Swalwell vs Hilton, although things can change.
Most interesting: Katie Porter is trailing badly at only 8%. No doubt some poor staffer or reporter is about to be yelled at.
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