Meg Whitman Favorite for GOP Governor Nod in California, but Trails Jerry Brown

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Now that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in a one-on-one match-up, she has widened her lead in the race for the Republican nomination for governor, although she still trails in a general election contest against state Attorney General Jerry Brown, according to a Field poll conducted Jan. 5-17.

The Republican contest became a two-way race when former Rep. Tom Campbell decided to drop out and instead join the field of GOP candidates seeking to challenge Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Whitman leads Poizner 45 percent to 17 percent with 38 percent undecided. If Campbell had stayed in the race, he would have polled 9 percent, while Whitman's margin over Poizner would have been 36 percent to 22 percent.

In a general election match-up, Brown, who has not yet announced his candidacy, leads Whitman 46 percent to 36 percent with 18 percent undecided. But that's an improvement for Whitman because Brown's margin over her had been 50 percent to 29 percent in October.

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Filed Under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 2010 Elections

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