Emerson College Poll for California Gubernatorial Election

On August 8, Emerson College Polls released a poll for Governor of California in the 2026 election. Two of the three leading candidates are Republicans. One is former Fox News host Steve Hilton; the other is Riverside County sheriff Chad Bianco. All of the other nine candidates included in the poll are Democrats. No one has more than 12%, because most voters are not familiar with the field. The primary is not until June 2, 2026.

The fact that there are two Republicans with somewhat significant support (relatively speaking) suggests the possibility that the two leading Republicans might conceivably place first and second, which would make them the only two choices in November. There is no write-in space on November ballots for California congressional and partisan state offices.


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Emerson College Poll for California Gubernatorial Election — 8 Comments

  1. 2 R = quick way to get top 2 primary wiped out

    nonpartisan execs/judics via Approval Voting

  2. That it doesn’t include Butch Ware (the Green Party’s candidate for governor), but includes a Democrat polling at 1%, shows that this is yet another unscientific poll aimed not at measuring public opinion, but rather at reinforcing the two party system, and should be called out as such.

  3. Whoever “stop trolling” is has clearly never heard of the phrase, “Every accusation is a confession”. Have a nice day.

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