Neel Kashkari has cut into Tim Donnelly’s lead among Republican candidates for governor, aided by an infusion of his own money in an increasingly divisive, inter-party race, according to a new poll.

Kashkari, a moderate Republican who barely registered with voters earlier this year, climbed to 10 percent support among likely voters, within striking distance of Donnelly at 15 percent, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll.