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California 2026 polls

Governor

Photo of Xavier Becerra
DXavier Becerra
59.2%
average of 4 polls
Photo of Steve Hilton
RSteve Hilton
36.8%
average of 4 polls

Difference: 22.4 points

Photos: Xavier Becerra, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public domain; Steve Hilton, Gage Skidmore, CC BY 2.0. Candidates without a freely licensed photo are shown by initials.

Plain average D+22.5, corrected D+22.8 · 4 pollsters, fieldwork through 2026-10-20

PollsterFieldworkSampleResultMargin
McLaughlin & Associates(R-aligned)2026-10-17 to 2026-10-20800 LVXavier Becerra (D) 55; Steve Hilton (R) 39; Undecided (UND) 5D+16.0
Emerson College2026-10-17 to 2026-10-191,000 LVXavier Becerra (D) 64; Steve Hilton (R) 36D+28.0
University of California, Berkely Jack Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research/TrueDot/ Politico for Politico2026-10-09 to 2026-10-14909 LVXavier Becerra (D) 55; Steve Hilton (R) 35; Undecided (UND) 10D+20.0
ActiVote2026-09-24 to 2026-10-16400 LVXavier Becerra (D) 63; Steve Hilton (R) 37D+26.0