Story highlights A new California poll finds Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders by 10 points among likely voters

Among likely voters, Clinton solidly leads by 10 points, 49% to 39%

Washington (CNN) A new California poll finds Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders by 10 points among likely voters ahead of the state's primary next week, a sharp difference from other recent polls in the state.

The poll , released Thursday by the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Times, also finds Sanders leading Clinton there 44% to 43% among registered voters eligible to participate in the state's Democratic primary.

But among likely voters, Clinton solidly leads by 10 points, 49% to 39%, a departure from other recent polls in the state ahead of its June 7 primary.

A poll earlier on Thursday from Field put Clinton at 45% and Sanders at 43% with a 4.1 percentage-point margin of error. And on Wednesday, an NBC/WSJ/Marist poll showed a similarly tight race, with Clinton leading Sanders 49% to 47%.

The USC/LAT poll ran from May 19 to May 31 and has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points. The margin for Democratic voters is 3.7 points and the margin for likely Democratic voters is 5 points.

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