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Hilton is polling among the top tier of candidates to replace term-limited Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Fishback is polling at 32% with GOP voters aged 18-32, and his campaign events are larger and growing.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Fujimori is polling at seven percent, as is rival Mario Vizcarra.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and front-runner, is polling well ahead of both candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

His calculation as to the exact money value of the audience is over; he is polling them no longer, and his unresting brain is projecting pictures into the darkness of the future.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan