Less than a week before California holds its primary election, a new Berkeley IGS Poll finds Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox outdistancing the large field of twenty-seven candidates running in the gubernatorial primary. The latest survey finds Newsom holding a commanding lead, with 33% of the preferences of likely voters and Cox in second, at 20%. Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa and Republican Travis Allen trail, receiving 13% and 12% of the vote, respectively. The two candidates with the most votes in the primary, regardless of party, square off against one another in the November general election. CONT.
Mark DiCamillo, Berkeley IGS Poll