US EditionJames Talarico Says He's Still the Underdog in Democratic Primary for Texas Senate Against Jasmine Crockett
Jasmine Crockett leads with 56% support in Texas Senate Democratic primary, showing strong backing from Black voters and seniors, according to the University of Texas poll.
- On Wednesday, a UT poll found Crockett leads Talarico 56% to 44% in the Democratic primary from a Feb. 2 to Feb. 16 survey of 369 voters.
- Demographic cleavages explain the margin, as Crockett draws 87% support from Black voters and leads among seniors and voters without a college degree, according to a recent poll.
- Poll cross-tabs show sharp demographic splits, with James Talarico narrowly winning white voters by 6 points, Hispanic voters nearly tied with Crockett ahead by 4 points, and net favorabilities of 10 and 18 points.
- The poll boosts Democratic prospects by showing an auspicious result for Democrats running for Congress in Texas, while the generic congressional ballot is tied at 42% Republicans and 42% Democrats, according to the University of Texas poll.
- The overall survey sampled 1,300 registered voters, including an oversample of verified primary voters, and a Senate Republican primary subsample of 350 reported a margin of error of +/-5.2 points.
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The Texas Senate race has been a growing red flag for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections, and it looks like the news from the Lone Star State just keeps getting worse. First, the good news: Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination. In a poll from the University of Texas’s Texas Politics Project, Crockett leads Democratic state Rep. James Talarico by 12 points. Crockett is an incredibly …
Jasmine Crockett's Dem opponent peels away at her lead as Texas Senate race heats up · American Wire News
Texas Democrats are eating up the red meat Jasmine Crockett is serving, according to a local poll showing she holds a substantial lead over her primary opponent for a Senate seat. The two-week University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll, which ends on Feb 27th, shows Rep. Crockett leading against fellow Dem James Talarico 56 percent to 44 percent among likely Democratic primary voters. But, there’s a hitch. The poll began before Talarico mad…
James Talarico says he's still the underdog in Democratic primary for Texas Senate against Jasmine Crockett
After a Colbert interview that went viral and big spending on ads, Rep. James Talarico says he's still the underdog in the Democratic primary for Texas Senate against Jasmine Crockett.
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