IGS Poll Release #2026-15: "California voters are backing Becerra over Hilton for governor by 55% to 37% in latest Berkeley IGS Poll." Text summarizes that Democrat Xavier Becerra leads Republican Steve Hilton by 18 points, with 7% undecided

Click the image to read the latest IGS Poll Release (#2026-15), which finds Democrat candidate Xavier Becerra maintaining a comfortable 18 percentage point lead over Republican candidate Steve Hilton. 

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IGS Poll Release (Aug 2026)

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