5 days 2026 midterms: Tuesday, November 3. Live results here on election night — see the projections now. How to vote Projections map
Governor race · 2026 California

Emerson College poll

Fielded 8/4/2025 – 8/5/2025 · 1,000 respondents · Registered voters

Result

Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
Katie Porter (D)
17.6%
Steve Hilton (R)
11.8%
Chad Bianco (R)
7.1%
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
4.6%
Rick Caruso (D)
4.1%
Xavier Becerra (D)
2.7%
Eleni Kounalakis (D)
2.5%
Stephen Cloobeck (D)
2.4%
Betty Yee (D)
1.9%
Toni Atkins (D)
1.5%
Tony Thurmond (D)
1%
Sharifah Hardie (R)
0.7%
Butch Ware (R)
0.6%
Brandon Jones (R)
0.6%
Leo Zacky (R)
0.6%
Daniel Mercuri (R)
0.6%
Jimmy Parker (R)
0.5%
Kyle Langford (R)
0.3%

About this poll

Pollster
Emerson College
Field dates
Monday, August 4, 2025 – Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Sample
1,000 · Registered voters
Sponsors
—
Internal poll
No
Published
Friday, August 8, 2025
Source
emersoncollegepolling.com (opens in a new tab)
Data feed
The New York Times (via PollResults.org)
Last updated

Accessibility options

These settings are saved in this browser only.

Text size
Display
Reading

Every chart also has a data table. See our accessibility statement.

Ad changes apply from the next page you open.