California · 2026 elections

California 2026 election polls

Governor
Becerra vs. Hilton
Becerra +23.8
100% chance for Becerra

Candidates

Xavier Becerra Democrat · Governor

Steve Hilton Republican · Governor

California House races

DistrictIncumbentCrosstab ratingDem. chance
CA-01James Gallagher (R)Safe Democratic100%
CA-02Jared Huffman (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-03Kevin Kiley (I)Safe Democratic100%
CA-04Mike Thompson (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-05Tom McClintock (R)Safe Republican5%
CA-06Ami Bera (D)Safe Democratic99%
CA-07Doris Matsui (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-08John Garamendi (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-09Josh Harder (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-10Mark DeSaulnier (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-11Nancy Pelosi (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-12Lateefah Simon (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-13Adam Gray (D)Likely Democratic91%
CA-14Aisha Wahab (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-15Kevin Mullin (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-16Sam Liccardo (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-17Ro Khanna (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-18Zoe Lofgren (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-19Jimmy Panetta (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-20Vince Fong (R)Safe Republican0%
CA-21Jim Costa (D)Safe Democratic99%
CA-22David Valadao (R)Likely Democratic86%
CA-23Jay Obernolte (R)Likely Republican9%
CA-24Salud Carbajal (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-25Raul Ruiz (D)Safe Democratic99%
CA-26Julia Brownley (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-27George Whitesides (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-28Judy Chu (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-29Luz Rivas (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-30Laura Friedman (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-31Gil Cisneros (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-32Brad Sherman (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-33Pete Aguilar (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-34Jimmy Gomez (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-35Norma Torres (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-36Ted Lieu (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-37Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-38Linda Sanchez (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-39Mark Takano (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-40Young Kim (R)Leans Republican36%
CA-41Ken Calvert (R)Safe Democratic100%
CA-42Robert Garcia (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-43Maxine Waters (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-44Nanette Barragan (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-45Derek Tran (D)Safe Democratic97%
CA-46Lou Correa (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-47Dave Min (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-48Darrell Issa (R)Safe Democratic96%
CA-49Mike Levin (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-50Scott Peters (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-51Sara Jacobs (D)Safe Democratic100%
CA-52Juan Vargas (D)Safe Democratic100%

Pollsters polling California in 2026

Emerson CollegeA+48 pollsleans R+1.6
ActiVoteNew21 pollsleans even
SurveyUSAA8 pollsleans even
McLaughlin & AssociatesF3 pollsleans R+3.2
Berkeley IGSNew3 polls
PPICNew3 pollsleans D+1.7
Manhattan InstituteNew2 polls
M3 StrategiesNew1 poll
UC Berkeley Citrin Center/TrueDot/PoliticoNew1 poll
David Wolfson PollNew1 poll
Independent Voter ProjectNew1 poll
Politico/CitrinNew1 poll

Grades: Crosstab Trust Index.

Trump's approval in California

24% approve, 75% disapprove in the average of 1 recent California poll (latest May 18, 2026). Every California approval poll.

Questions people ask

Who is leading the California governor's race?

Becerra leads by 23.8 points in the Crosstab average of recent polls (Becerra vs. Hilton, updated Nov 11, 2026).

Updated Nov 11, 2026 · How Crosstab calculates averages and odds