Less than a year before the elections Governor of California 2026Golden State is preparing for the election Successor of Gavin Newsom, who cannot run due to the two-term limit. Although there are already several politicians who have confirmed their candidacy, There is still no clear leadership. In this context a Opinion poll It was recently announced that there are four candidates fighting hard for the top spots in voting intention indices.
The data comes from a Opinion poll from Emerson College. Based on the consultation that was carried out 1000 people from Californiavarious conclusions were drawn: from the picture of Gavin Newsom and the panorama for the upcoming state elections.
In this respect, the survey still showed that There is no clear leadership among either the Democrats or the Republicans.. However, Four politicians, two from each party, stand out above the rest given California’s nonpartisan primary election will take place on June 2, 2026:
“Which of the following candidates would you support?“, they asked the participants of the survey, the results of which were published in a document. These were the results:
In the middle technical tie between the four main candidatesThere is one point to note: In the list of possible candidates, the survey only listed the two Republicans mentioned as options and added the possibility of naming another candidate if the respondent so desired.
On the other hand, there were more options among the California Democrats: the former mayor of Los Angeles appears behind Swalwell and Porter Antonio Villaraigosa, Tom Steyer And Xavier Becerraamong other things.
According to the survey 31% said they don’t yet know who they will turn to. This proportion of undecided people is crucial for the outcome in the elections.
The Emerson College survey also measured Californians’ views on Gavin Newsom’s administration. The data showed that the 47% approve of his managementwhile the 39% reject this.
The positive difference of eight points In this regard, it is the best mark Newsom has achieved since April of this year. According to the same pollster, the Democratic governor had 33% support and 42% opposition at that point.
On the other hand, the survey asked about this Newsom’s possible influence on the results the California elections.
Specifically, it asked whether supporting the president would make it more or less likely that a person would vote for a particular candidate. Against this background, the 32.5% voted positivelyHe 32.8% did so negatively and a 34.7% said it would make no difference.
According to the collection of Ballotthat is the current list of gubernatorial candidates for the 2026 California elections:
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