Still Undecided in California Governor's Primary? Here's Where the Race Stands
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🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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| 1:00.7 | The dynamics of the California governor's race have changed in recent weeks, |
| 1:04.1 | and a new Democratic Party poll this week finds Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Javier Bacera leading with just over 20% of the vote |
| 1:08.4 | and Democrat Tom Steyer within striking distance at 15%. |
| 1:12.2 | Primary election ballots have been in voters' hands since they were mailed out more than two weeks ago, |
| 1:17.6 | but Democrats seem less eager than Republicans to turn them in, suggesting that many remain |
| 1:23.1 | undecided about who they want to support for governor or are holding on to their ballots until a |
| 1:28.5 | clear democratic frontrunner emerges out of fear two Republicans will advance to November. |
| 1:33.7 | Joining me to talk about voter trends in the state of the race, Marisa Lagos and Guy Marzarotti, |
| 1:39.4 | our correspondence for KQD's California Politics and Government Desk, welcome you to. |
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