(WHTM) - A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey of the June primary for governor finds Congressman Eric Swalwell (D) leading the open primary with 17%. Swalwell is followed in the poll of 1,000 likely California voters by businessman Steve Hilton (R) at 13%, businessman Tom Steyer (D) at 11%, Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) at 11%, and former Congresswoman Katie Porter (D) at 8%. A quarter of voters, 25%, are undecided in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had a 45% approval and 40% disapproval rating in the poll. “Rep. Swalwell’s support increased among Democratic voters in the past month from 23% to 27%, along with Tom Steyer, whose support among this group also increased from 12% to 16%,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “A plurality of the independent electorate is undecided (39%), while 12% support Swalwell and Hilton respectively, and Republicans are split between Hilton (38%) and Bianco (34%).” The economy remains the biggest issue for California voters at 37%, followed by housing affordability (22%), threats to democracy (11%), immigration (8%), and healthcare (7%). ...read more read less