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Governor race · 2026 California

Emerson College poll

Fielded 9/15/2025 – 9/16/2025 · 1,000 respondents · Registered voters

Result

Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
Katie Porter (D)
15.5%
Steve Hilton (R)
9.8%
Chad Bianco (R)
7.5%
Alex Padilla (D)
6.9%
Rick Caruso (D)
4.1%
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
3.9%
Xavier Becerra (D)
3.4%
Betty Yee (D)
1.5%
Daniel Mercuri (R)
1.2%
Tony Thurmond (D)
1.1%
Toni Atkins (D)
1%
Jimmy Parker (R)
0.9%
Sharifah Hardie (R)
0.8%
Kyle Langford (R)
0.7%
Stephen Cloobeck (D)
0.5%
Butch Ware (R)
0.4%
Brandon Jones (R)
0.4%
Leo Zacky (R)
0.1%

About this poll

Pollster
Emerson College
Field dates
Monday, September 15, 2025 – Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Sample
1,000 · Registered voters
Sponsors
—
Internal poll
No
Published
Friday, September 19, 2025
Source
emersoncollegepolling.com (opens in a new tab)
Data feed
The New York Times (via PollResults.org)
Last updated

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