{"id":573,"date":"2026-05-28T06:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=573"},"modified":"2026-05-28T06:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:33:34","slug":"xavier-becerra-and-steve-hilton-lead-the-pack-in-the-race-for-california-governor-new-poll-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=573","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton lead the pack in the race for California governor, new poll shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>With just days to go until the June 2 primary election, a new poll is shedding some light on which candidates for California governor are pulling ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=571\">SoCal man dies after being beaten outside his Trump-themed home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new numbers from the Public Policy Institute of California show five candidates have double-digit support. Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are solidly at the top of the pack, followed by Democrat Tom Steyer, Republican Chad Bianco and Democrat Katie Porter.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the survey, Becerra is polling at 23% and Hilton is polling at 20%, followed by Steyer at 15%, Bianco at 13% and Porter at 12%. No other candidates are polling in double digits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: Race for California governor: Becerra gets campaign boost, Hilton tries to gain Republican votes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=569\">DHS boss\u2019 threat to airports in sanctuary cities could halt LAX international travel<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><svg><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span><span><span>California&#8217;s June primary election is approaching, and Xavier Becerra is getting a boost in his campaign for governor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;There are a couple of things that we look at. We look at support in any given poll, and we look at whether there&#8217;s been movement as we get closer to the election,&#8221; said. &#8220;It&#8217;s still possible that there could be two Democrats that come out on top. It wouldn&#8217;t be the first time that&#8217;s happened in a statewide race, but at this point, it&#8217;s Becerra and Hilton.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The top two candidates, regardless of party, will move on to the November election.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: Leading contenders for CA governor meet for final debate before votes are counted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=567\">Papa Johns to launch Pizza Planet pop-up in LA for \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><svg><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span><span><span>The leading contenders in the race for California governor gathered for a debate for the sixth and final time before the June 2 primary.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new poll shows that Democrat Xavier Becerra is leading the polls in the race for California governor, followed by Republican Steve Hilton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[64,291],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-california","tag-politics","tag-politics-california-gubernatorial-race-governor-gavin-newsom-voting-election-election-day-elections-primary-election-poll-california-elections"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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