Former governor John Kitzhaber looks like he'll win Oregon's gubernatorial primary next week -- according to a new poll, released Wednesday, by OPB, Fox 12 and The Portland Tribune.  Krisitan Foden-Vencil reports.

Portland polling firm, Davis, Hibbitts and Midghall asked 300 Democrats across the state who they want as the next governor. 53 percent chose John Kitzhaber and 23 percent chose Bill Bradbury.

Pollster Tim Hibbitts, says Kitzhaber has maintained a solid lead throughout the race even though 22 percent of those polled are undecided.

Tim Hibbitts: "As you filter down towards election day these undecideds are finally kind of making up their mind. And Bill's picking up some of them and John's picking up some of them. But the spread is staying basically the same. right around 30 points."

On the Republican side, the race is much closer. 33 percent of respondents said they'd vote for Chris Dudley while 23 percent said they'd go for Allen Alley.

Among the seven other Republicans, former State Senator John Lim and tax activist, Bill Sizemore, did the best with eight percent and six percent respectively.

The poll has a margin of error of 5.6 percent.