# A Berkeley IGS/Los Angeles Times poll reported Xavier Becerra at 55%, Steve Hilton at 37%, and 7% undecided among likely voters.

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Canonical: https://kleory.com/news/cases/xnews-4ad3e46ed7c6/

## Receipts
- 2026-08-15T02:01:11.295Z: Poll Shows Becerra's Lead Narrowing Over Hilton in California Governor's Race
- 2026-08-15T02:01:11.295Z: screenshot_timestamp
- 2026-08-15T02:10:00.000Z: subject_identity
- 2026-08-15T02:10:00.000Z: Berkeley IGS published the poll release and tabulation references.
- 2026-08-15T02:10:00.000Z: The directly fetched Los Angeles Times report displays Nicole Nixon's byline and identifies the Berkeley IGS/Los Angeles Times poll.
- 2026-08-15T02:10:00.000Z: A Berkeley IGS/Los Angeles Times poll reported Xavier Becerra at 55%, Steve Hilton at 37%, and 7% undecided among likely voters.
- 2026-08-15T02:10:00.000Z: The official Berkeley record is the release reference for the 55%-37% governor matchup.
- 2026-08-15T02:10:00.000Z: The fetched report frames Becerra's current advantage as a strong 18-point lead and notes that the earlier May comparison used registered voters before the primary; 'narrowing' therefore depends on a non-identical comparison population.
- 2026-08-15T02:10:00.000Z: The current poll figures and comparison caveat are retained; future polling, candidate responses, and directly retrievable official tabulations remain open monitoring targets.