Emerson College poll
Fielded 3/7/2026 – 3/9/2026 · 1,000 respondents · Likely voters
Result
Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
Eric Swalwell (D)
17.3%
Steve Hilton (R)
13.3%
Chad Bianco (R)
11.4%
Tom Steyer (D)
10.9%
Katie Porter (D)
8.4%
Matt Mahan (D)
3.2%
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
3.2%
Xavier Becerra (D)
3%
Betty Yee (D)
2.3%
Tony Thurmond (D)
1%
About this poll
- Pollster
- Emerson College
- Field dates
- Saturday, March 7, 2026 – Monday, March 9, 2026
- Sample
- 1,000 · Likely voters
- Sponsors
- Inside California Politics | Nexstar
- Internal poll
- No
- Published
- Wednesday, March 11, 2026
- Source
- emersoncollegepolling.com (opens in a new tab)
- Data feed
- The New York Times (via PollResults.org)
- Last updated