Kamala Harris Surges Past Gavin Newsom in 2028 Presidential Polls

Gov. Gavin Newsom is poised to make a run as a front-running candidate in the Democratic primary for the White House in 2028 — but new polling suggests another California Democrat is the more popular choice to be US president.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has a significant advantage over Newsom and the rest of the field by comfortable margins, in the most recent 14 major polls, suggesting she has the early advantage in a still-fluid race.

A poll by Echelon Insights from July 9 to 13 shows Harris with a 7 percentage point lead ahead of Newsom. A Quantus Insights poll from July 3 to 7 has Harris 18 points ahead, with 35% of the vote share.