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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News commentator Steve Hilton have polled high in various surveys and are facing a large field of Democrats.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

If you were to have polled many writers back then, nearly all would have placed long odds on Noah lasting more than a couple of years, let alone seven.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2022

There are two other candidates on the GOP ballot, although both have polled in the single digits: disbarred attorney and colorful perennial candidate Robin Ficker, and attorney Joe Werner.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2022

Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden have led the crowded field of Democrats, while Harris and Booker typically have polled among the party's top 10 candidates.

From Fox News • Nov. 7, 2019

The Lord be praised! we have polled all our men!

From Sketches in the House (1893) by O'Conner, T. P.