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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano

California governor poll raises prospect of two Republicans contesting runoff

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Chad Bianco, the Riverside county sherif, and conservative political commentator Steve Hilton polled at 14% and 16% respectively. Composite: Getty Images

Republicans continue to lead the California governor’s race amid a crowded field of Democrats, a new poll commissioned by the state’s Democratic party found, fueling concerns of a conservative win in the famously liberal state.

The party on Tuesday published the results of a large-scale poll of 2,000 likely voters conducted by Evitarus Research that revealed that 16% of participants would back the conservative political commentator Steve Hilton in the upcoming primary, while 14% would support Chad Bianco, the Riverside county sheriff.

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