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Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra continue to lead as the top two candidates for California governor, according to the latest poll released by the California Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

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The poll, released Tuesday, May 19, showed Hilton, a political commentator, leading the crowded field with 22% of overall voter support, followed by Becerra, the former U.S. health secretary, at 21%.<\/p>\n

Billionaire environmental advocate Tom Steyer, a Democrat, was third, with 15% voter support, while Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican, was fourth with 10%.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the field were four Democrats: former Rep. Katie Porter at 7%, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan at 4%, and, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond at 1% each.<\/p>\n

The percentage of undecided voters dipped slightly from the last poll, going from 14% to 13%.<\/p>\n

Among the two Republicans included in the poll, Hilton \u2013 who is endorsed by President Donald Trump \u2013 continued to extend his lead over Bianco, going from a 4 percentage-point lead in the last poll to a 12 percentage-point advantage.<\/p>\n

On the Democratic side, Becerra\u2019s lead over Steyer remained at 6 points, the same as two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

During the last poll, Hilton and Becerra were tied at 18% voter support. While they remain the top two polling candidates, Hilton, by 1 percentage point, edged out Becerra for first place in the latest poll.<\/p>\n

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Steyer and Bianco, meanwhile, swapped positions between third and fourth place.<\/p>\n

Porter, Mahan and Villaraigosa all lost ground in overall voter support, though they each remained in the same placement as CADEM\u2019s last poll.<\/p>\n

This latest poll was conducted May 14-16 and reflected responses from 1,200 likely voters. The survey was conducted in English and Spanish, both online and by phone. It has an error margin of 2.83%.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s report marked the fifth and final poll by the California Democratic Party ahead of the June 2 primary election.<\/p>\n

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Party Chair Rusty Hicks, in early March, first urged low-polling Democrats to drop out of the race so that voters could consolidate around a top-performing candidate rather than risk having Democrats split the vote and getting shut out from the November runoff election.<\/p>\n

When his advice was largely ignored, the California Democratic Party then took the unusual step of commissioning a series of polls over the course of roughly two months to gauge where the leading candidates stood with voters.<\/p>\n

Hicks has said the polls are intended to provide an honest assessment of the candidates\u2019 viability.<\/p>\n

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