{"id":2596380,"date":"2026-04-28T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-former-fox-host-steve-hilton-has-narrow-lead-in-packed-california-race-for-governor\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T19:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:14:29","slug":"poll-former-fox-host-steve-hilton-has-narrow-lead-in-packed-california-race-for-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-former-fox-host-steve-hilton-has-narrow-lead-in-packed-california-race-for-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Former Fox Host Steve Hilton Has Narrow Lead in Packed California Race for Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-former-fox-host-steve-hilton-has-narrow-lead-in-packed-california-race-for-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596380&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text reports results from a CBS\/YouGov poll of California likely primary voters in the 2026 governor \u201cjungle\u201d race. Republican Steve Hilton tops the field with 16% support, edging Democratic philanthropist Tom Steyer (15%) and followed by Democrats Xavier Becerra (13%) and then Republican Chad Bianco (10%).The remaining candidates poll lower-Katie Porter at 9%, Matt Mahan and Antonio Villaraigosa at 4% each, and Tony Thurmond at 1%-while 26% of respondents are undecided.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that, with weeks left before June 2, the crowded field is expected to narrow to the top two finalists regardless of party. It also highlights Democrats\u2019 concern that vote-splitting could possibly produce two Republicans in the November runoff. The poll drew responses from 1,479 registered voters conducted April 23-27, with margins of error of about \u00b14.1 points for likely primary voters and \u00b14.2 points for registered voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Steve Hilton leads in a poll of California voters in a crowded race for governor, according to a new poll.<\/p>\n<p>Hilton, a former Fox News host, has only 16 percent support among likely primary voters, but that\u2019s enough to be on top in the latest CBS\/YouGov poll, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/california-governors-race-primary-voters-opinion-poll-2026-04-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic philanthropist Tom Steyer is on Hilton\u2019s heels at 15 percent, followed by Democratic former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra at 13 percent and Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco at 10 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The single-digit club is led by former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter at 9 percent, Democratic San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and former Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at 4 percent each, and Democratic State Superintendent Tony Thurmond at 1 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 $22,000 for EVERY TAXPAYER.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how much the California Democrat machine stole from you. $425 billion in fraud, waste and abuse over 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>You should be enraged by this. Time for another taxpayer revolt. We will kick them out this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u8kZSpOF1l\">https:\/\/t.co\/u8kZSpOF1l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Hilton (@SteveHiltonx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveHiltonx\/status\/2039734264812761586?\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = \"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With weeks to go before the June 2 primary that will narrow the field down to the top two candidates, regardless of party, the poll found 26 percent of respondents undecided.<\/p>\n<p>The race to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom grew complicated this month when former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell left the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >race amid sexual misconduct allegations<\/a> that he denied.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are concerned that in a wide-open field, if voters spread their votes across multiple candidates, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-business-owner-rips-into-gov-newsoms-covid-regulations\/\" title=\"Calif. business owner rips into Gov. Newsom\u2019s COVID regulations\">heavily blue state<\/a> where Democrats far outnumber Republicans could, in theory, have two Republicans as finalists in the November election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CBS\/YouGov poll | 4\/23-4\/27 LV<\/p>\n<p>California Governor jungle primary 2026<\/p>\n<p>(Top two vote getters advance to November)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udfe5Steve Hilton 16%<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6Tom Steyer 15%<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6Xavier Becerra 13%<br \/> \ud83d\udfe5Chad Bianco 10%<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6Katie Porter 9%<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6Matt Mahan 4%<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6Antonio Villaraigosa 4%<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6Tony Thurmond 1%\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gmpcca69gM\">pic.twitter.com\/Gmpcca69gM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Politics &#038; Poll Tracker \ud83d\udce1 (@PollTracker2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PollTracker2024\/status\/2048975667098701832?\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-bidens-approval-rating-has-gotten-so-low-that-kamalas-is-now-6-points-higher\/\" title=\"POLL: Biden\u2019s Approval Rating Has Gotten So Low That Kamala\u2019s Is Now 6 Points Higher\">poll sampled 1<\/a>,479 registered voters between April 23 and April 27. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.1 percentage points for likely primary voters and 4.2 percentage points for registered voters.<\/p>\n<p>In February, an Emerson College Polling\/Inside California Politics survey showed Hilton with the largest  of support at 17 percent, <a href=\"https:\/\/emersoncollegepolling.com\/california-2026-poll-hilton-swalwell-bianco-lead-nonpartisan-primary-for-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emerson College Polling<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Front page <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes?\">@nytimes<\/a> today: Google co-founder Sergey Brin is a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveHiltonx?\">@SteveHiltonx<\/a> donor in the California governor\u2019s race and his girlfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Omggerelyn?\">@Omggerelyn<\/a> is a diehard Trump supporter. Lots of big tech is waking up to Democrat insanity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rjyv0duh41\">https:\/\/t.co\/rjyv0duh41<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/2049120134757773410?\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks warned that the crowded Democratic field could have repercussions, saying the \u201cclock is ticking for candidates to do what is best for California in this historic moment,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/steve-hilton-chances-democrats-california-governor-race-11885692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe risk is that we have a situation where no Democrat makes the runoff. And if that happened, it would dramatically impact the general election,\u201d Paul Mitchell, a Democratic data expert, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5738343-california-democrats-primary-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let\u2019s do this California! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>Steve Hilton or bust! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TntP1FCFhI\">https:\/\/t.co\/TntP1FCFhI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stella X (@Stellaaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stellaaa\/status\/2048599737159532604?\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe chance is small, but it exists\u2026 If you told me there was an 11 percent chance I could get hit by a car if I cross the street, I wouldn\u2019t cross the street,\u201d California Democratic strategist Steven Maviglio said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe threat is real, and there doesn\u2019t seem to be a whole lot of movement that could completely rule out the scenario of having two Republicans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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