SACRAMENTO – Tuesday’s election for attorney general is a tossup, with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Steve Cooley virtually tied as Harris gains ground in vote-rich Los Angeles County and among women, according to the latest Field Poll.

In the lieutenant governor’s contest, Democrat Gavin Newsom has a narrow lead over Republican Abel Maldonado, today’s poll of likely voters found.

Since July, Harris, the San Francisco district attorney, has inched closer to Cooley, the district attorney in Los Angeles. Today’s poll shows Cooley with 39 percent and Harris with 38 percent among likely voters. Almost a quarter of likely voters remain undecided.

“It’s kind of following the same pattern that we’ve seen in the top-of-ticket races: Because there are more Democrats than Republicans, that benefits Harris,” poll director Mark DiCamillo said.

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