Emerson College poll
Fielded 2/13/2026 – 2/14/2026 · 1,000 respondents · Likely voters
Result
Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
Steve Hilton (R)
17.1%
Eric Swalwell (D)
14.1%
Chad Bianco (R)
13.5%
Katie Porter (D)
9.8%
Tom Steyer (D)
8.8%
Xavier Becerra (D)
3.5%
Matt Mahan (D)
3.4%
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
2.8%
Tony Thurmond (D)
2.1%
Betty Yee (D)
1.8%
Ian Calderon (D)
0.6%
Jon Slavet (R)
0.4%
About this poll
- Pollster
- Emerson College
- Field dates
- Friday, February 13, 2026 – Saturday, February 14, 2026
- Sample
- 1,000 · Likely voters
- Sponsors
- Inside California Politics | Nexstar
- Internal poll
- No
- Published
- Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- Source
- emersoncollegepolling.com (opens in a new tab)
- Data feed
- The New York Times (via PollResults.org)
- Last updated