Nearly half of Vice President Kamala Harris’ voters Home State of California say they would be willing to support her if she decided to run for governor in two years.

Forty-six percent of registered voters in the Golden State said they would be very likely or somewhat likely to support Harris for governor, according to a University of California, Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.

Forty-two percent of respondents said it would be very unlikely or somewhat unlikely that they would support the project. vice-president.

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The survey, published Wednesday, was carried out from October 22 to 29, before that of former President Donald Trump landslide Electoral College and popular vote victory over Harris in the race for the White House.

Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom is term-limited and cannot run for a third term in 2026.

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The race to succeed Newsom as leader of the nation’s most populous state is expected to draw plenty of national attention. In a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans about twice to one and where no Republican has been elected governor in nearly two decades, the race is expected to draw interest from top politicians.

Harris, a California resident, served as San Francisco district attorney and state attorney general before winning election in 2016 to the U.S. Senate representing her home state.

The vice president and Democratic presidential candidate easily won California’s 54 electoral votes in last week’s election, and with nearly 87 percent of the votes counted in her home state, she leads Trump by just over 20 points.

After replacing President Biden on the Democratic ticket for 2024 in July, Harris was repeatedly criticized by Trump, blaming the vice president for crime, high prices and other ills facing California. Additionally, he repeatedly argued that Harris and his policies contributed to the ruin of San Francisco.

Trump held a large rally last month in California, which has not voted for a Republican in a presidential election in more than 35 years.

Harris, who grew up in the state’s Bay Area, owns a home in the Brentwood neighborhood of west Los Angeles with her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff.

There has been much speculation about what Harris will do when she leaves office in two months, but the vice president has not publicly discussed her potential future plans.

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis of California, a longtime Harris ally, is already running to succeed Newsom. Kounalakis launched his 2026 gubernatorial bid more than a year ago.