Suffolk University has released a new California statewide poll and the Democrats appear to be in control of both the Senate and gubernatorial races.
In the Senate contest, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is leading Republican former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina 52%-43%, with Libertarian Gail Lightfoot earning 2%, American Independent candidate Edward Noonan polling at 1%, and Green Party candidate Duane Roberts pulling in 1% as well.
In the gubernatorial race, Democratic state Attorney General Jerry Brown is up on Republican former eBay CEO Meg Whitman 50%-42%, with a slew of third party candidates polling in the single digits (American Independent candidate Chelene Nightingale at 2%, while Green Party candidate Laura Wells, Libertarian Dale Ogden, and Peace and Freedom candidate Carlos Alvarez are all at 1%).
Earlier today, a Fox News polls of the races produced similar results: Brown led Whitman 50%-41%, while Boxer was found on top of Fiorina by a slightly less significant 48%-44% margin.
Suffolk University hasn’t polled on either of these races before, so no numbers are avaialble for direct comparison.
The TPM Poll Average shows Boxer leading the Senate race 47.1%-43.4%. In the gubernatorial contest, the TPM Poll Average has Brown in front of Whitman 48.4%-41.1%.
The margin of error of the newest statewide survey is ±4.0 percentage points.
For more on the Senate race, check out TPMDC’s full coverage here. For more on the gubernatorial race, click here.
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