Brown, Whitman Tied in California Governor Match-Up

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Bruce Drake

Contributing Editor
Posted:
11/19/09

In a match-up for next year's governor's race in California, Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown is tied with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, the Republican, at 41 percent each with 3 percent preferring some other candidate and 14 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Nov. 17.

Brown leads the two other candidates angling for the GOP nomination. He's ahead of state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner by 43 percent to 32 percent with 7 percent preferring someone else and 18 percent are undecided. He leads former Rep. Tom Campbell, 42 percent to 33 percent with 6 percent having preferring someone else and 19 percent unsure.