Posted on 02/19/2026 12:43:05 AM PST by Libloather
Republican Steve Hilton has opened up a surprise lead in the California governors race, according to a new poll.
The Fox News contributor and staunch critic of Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading the crowded field, with 17% support, according to the Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey.
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and GOP candidate Sheriff Chad Bianco are tied for second at 14%, followed by former Rep. Katie Porter at 10%. Billionaire Tom Steyer trails one point behind her.
About 21% of voters remain undecided, a 10-point decrease from the last poll in December, with Hilton gaining 5 points since then.
“The Republican electorate in California is split between Steve Hilton (38%) and Chad Bianco (37%), while Hilton also picks up a plurality of independent voter support at 22%,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, the last candidate to join the race, only saw 3.4% support in the poll, putting him toward the bottom of the 12-candidate field.
“Democratic voters have not yet clearly coalesced around one candidate,” Kimball added.
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The normal massive Commiefornia voter fraud will never allow a Republican governor...illegal alien invaders will ensure that outcome.
Dear Lord, LET IT BE SO!!!!!
Jack Hibbs, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, is VERY active politically and really endorsing this guy and urging Christians to get out and vote.
This Service of theirs is with Steve Hilton and Michel Gates.
It’s a long interview, about an hour and a half, but contains a wealth of in formation about these candidates for the governor and attorney general’s race inn CA.
You Have No Idea What’s Coming!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLWhHpOyFbM&t=60s
As much as this would be nice, I consider this highly unlikely.
Much as I like these reports, they only serve to let
Democrats know the scale of the cheat needed to win.
Very common in left handed writers.
And/or oh so helpful workers related to polls or vote tabulating, they will surely step in as need be to ensure dems appear to win.
Commifornia is great as an example of voter incompetence.
Does the GOP NOW want to have their hand on the tiller?
Those erasable pens from the 80’s were the worst...
CA is so full of wild-eyed radicals that a Democrat could not lose.
Stupid comment. It’s because he’s left handed and his hand moves over what he just wrote.
It’s a pipe dream.
California’s illegals, dead people and virtual voters aren’t going to let Hilton take the governorship from the democrats.
Well, the election ain’t over until the cemetery vote is counted...
I respect your opinion but have you ever lived in CA?
I lived there for 17 years.
Its pretty much a one party state.
Steve Hilton is unrelated to the hotel dynasty. After his father immigrated to England after fleeing Hungary’s Communist regime, the family name, Hircsák, was Anglicized to Hilton.
> The Demonrat candidates are outpolling the GOP 40-31%. <
That doesn’t matter. Bianco just has to edge in front of Swalwell to finish second. The top two are the candidates in the general.
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These guys are working hard to do so.
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You people are missing something. Sheriff Bianco is TIED with Swallwell for SECOND place. If Bianoc finishes ahead that means 2 REPUBLICANS finish 1-2 on June 2.. Guess what that means?
We need to figure out a way to divy up the GOP vote evenly.
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