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Governor race · 2026 California

Emerson College poll

Fielded 4/12/2025 – 4/14/2025 · 911 respondents · Registered voters

Result

Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
Kamala Harris (D)
31.2%
Katie Porter (D)
7.7%
Chad Bianco (R)
4.2%
Eleni Kounalakis (D)
2%
Kyle Langford (R)
1.9%
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
1.9%
Xavier Becerra (D)
1.8%
Jimmy Parker (R)
1.1%
Betty Yee (D)
1.1%
Stephen Cloobeck (D)
1.1%
Sharifah Hardie (R)
0.9%
Tony Thurmond (D)
0.7%
Toni Atkins (D)
0.7%
Brandon Jones (R)
0.6%
Daniel Mercuri (R)
0.4%
Leo Zacky (R)
0.3%
Michael Younger (D)
0.2%
Butch Ware (G)
0.1%

About this poll

Pollster
Emerson College
Field dates
Saturday, April 12, 2025 – Monday, April 14, 2025
Sample
911 · Registered voters
Sponsors
Nexstar
Internal poll
No
Published
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Source
emersoncollegepolling.com (opens in a new tab)
Data feed
The New York Times (via PollResults.org)
Last updated

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