In primaries for California Governor today, 04/22/10, Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown emerge to face each other in the November general election. In the Republican Primary, Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, gets 49%. Steve Poizner, currently state Insurance Commissioner, gets 27%. Six other Republicans combined receive 9%; 15% of likely primary voters are undecided. Whitman defeats Poizner by double digits in every demographic group and in all regions of the state; Poizner has strength in California’s Central Valley, but still trails there by 10 points.

In the Democratic Primary, Jerry Brown, currently California’s Attorney General, defeats 6 other Democrats and wins with 63% of the vote; no opponent today gets more than 6%. 18% of likely voters in the Democratic primary are undecided. Brown served as California’s 34th Governor, elected in 1974 and re-elected in 1978. Incumbent Governor Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger is term limited; the state’s term limit law does not apply to terms served before 1990, allowing Brown to run for the office again.

Poll conducted for KABC-TV Los Angeles, KFSN-TV Fresno, KGTV-TV San Diego, KPIX-TV San Francisco. Full results can be found here .