{"id":21397,"date":"2025-10-24T14:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/21397\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:15:10","slug":"californias-prop-50-likely-to-pass-republican-surges-in-governors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/21397\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s Prop 50 likely to pass, Republican surges in governor\u2019s race"},"content":{"rendered":"

With less than two weeks before election day, California voters appear poised to pass the state\u2019s redistricting measure, Proposition 50<\/a>, to counter Republican redistricting efforts in Texas<\/a> to gain more seats in Congress.<\/p>\n

A new Emerson College poll found that 57% of likely California voters support Prop 50, which authorizes temporary changes to the state congressional maps, while 37% oppose it. Six percent are undecided.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertain demographic groups that were hesitant to support the measure last month have come around to support Prop 50, such as Black voters, whose support increased from 45% to 71%,\u201d said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.<\/p>\n

\"Emerson<\/a><\/p>\n

Emerson College Poll, CA Likely Voters\/Already Voted, Oct. 20-21, 2025.<\/p>\n

The proposed California U.S. House districts \u2014 crafted by Democrats behind closed doors \u2014 have been designed to add five Democratic House seats to offset Trump\u2019s moves in Texas to gain five Republican districts before the 2026 midterm elections. That could boost the Democratic margin to 48 of California\u2019s 52 congressional seats, up from the 43 seats the party now holds.<\/p>\n

Republicans in Missouri, North Carolina, and Indiana are also making moves that could add GOP House seats as well.<\/p>\n

Republicans currently hold a 219-213 majority in the U.S. House, with three vacancies.<\/p>\n

Republican surges in California governor\u2019s race<\/p>\n

Democrat Katie Porter, who has come under fire after two videos surfaced showing her losing her temper<\/a>, now finds herself in a statistical tie with Republican Steve Hilton for the lead in California\u2019s 2026 gubernatorial race, the survey found.<\/p>\n

Hilton, a British-born conservative commentator, gained six points from a mid-September poll and now has 16%, while Porter\u2019s support remained largely unchanged, dropping just one point 16% to 15%. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican, has 11%. Democrats Antonio Villarigosa and Xavier Becerra are tied at five percent.<\/p>\n

The Emerson College survey, which was conducted Oct. 20-21 and included 900 likely voters, has a margin of error of 3.2%.<\/p>\n

\"Emerson<\/a><\/p>\n

Emerson College Poll, CA Likely Voters\/Already Voted, Oct. 20-21, 2025.<\/p>\n

Thirty-nine percent of those surveyed are undecided, and several political heavyweights, including developer Rick Caruso and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla<\/a>, are still reportedly considering entering the governor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

Porter, a Harvard and Yale University graduate who represented Orange County in Congress, has an uphill battle to improve her favorability rating among voters, the poll showed.<\/p>\n

Porter is viewed favorably by 26% of respondents, while 35% hold an unfavorable opinion. Steve Hilton has a 21% favorable rating and a 12% unfavorable rating. Chad Bianco is seen favorably by 19%, with 14% expressing an unfavorable view of the sheriff. Senator Alex Padilla holds a 40% favorable rating, compared to 28% unfavorable.<\/p>\n

\"From<\/a><\/p>\n

From left: Real estate developer Rick Caruso, former Rep. Katie Porter, former Fox News contributor Steve Hilton, and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. (Composite\/AP Photos)<\/p>\n

The poll results will be discussed in-depth on this weekend\u2019s\u00a0Inside California Politics, airing\u00a0Nexstar television stations<\/a>\u00a0in California at the following times:<\/p>\n

KTLA: Sunday, June 15 at 5:30 a.m.
KRON: Saturday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m.
KSEE: Saturday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 15 at 8:30 a.m.
KSWB: Sunday, June 15 at 5:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
KGET: Sunday, June 15 at 8:30 a.m.
KTXL: Saturday, June 14 at 11:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 15 at 7:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n

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