California Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra has cemented his lead by seven more percentage points over Republican rival Steven Hilton in the governor’s race, according to a new poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies.
About 58% of 4,512 likely voters surveyed from Sept. 15 to 20 said they supported Becerra, a former Health and Human Services secretary under former President Joe Biden, over the 33% who backed Hilton, who is endorsed by President Donald Trump.
The Californians surveyed cited the state’s steep cost of living — with some of the highest housing and fuel costs in the nation — as their top concern.
However, the…
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