Final Stretch: New Barbara Jordan Center Poll Shows Close Races at the Top of the Texas Ballot

A new Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center survey of 2,000 Texas likely voters, fielded October 21–25, finds the U.S. Senate race within the margin of error. Democrat James Talarico (49%) leads Republican Ken Paxton (47%). In the governor’s race, Republican Greg Abbott (50%) leads Democrat Gina Hinojosa (47%). Republican candidates lead the other six statewide races by 1 to 6 points, but many of those candidates are still unknown to most voters. Read the full report here