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California governor’s race: Poll finds Becerra and Hilton leading field with vote days away
DEMOCRAT XAVIER BECERRA and Republican Steve Hilton are holding on to the lead in the latest poll ahead of the California governor election. That’s according to the Public Policy Institute of California, which surveyed 986 likely voters earlier this month. Nearly a quarter of those surveyed (23%) said they’d vote for Becerra, followed by Hilton at […] The post California governor’s race: Poll finds Becerra and Hilton leading field with vote days away appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, California governor’s race: Poll finds Becerra and Hilton leading field with vote days away, DEMOCRAT XAVIER BECERRA and Republican Steve Hilton are holding on to the lead in the latest poll ahead of the California governor election. That’s according to the Public Policy Institute of California, which surveyed 986 likely voters earlier this month. Nearly a quarter of those surveyed (23%) said they’d vote for Becerra, followed by Hilton at […] The post California governor’s race: Poll finds Becerra and Hilton leading field with vote days away appeared first on Local News Matters .
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