Ken Paxton narrowly leads John Cornyn in new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP runoff
The University of Houston poll shows Paxton at 48% and Cornyn at 45%, with Hunt voters leaning Paxton and 7% of voters undecided.
- Attorney General Ken Paxton leads U.S. Sen. John Cornyn 48% to 45% in a University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs poll of likely GOP runoff voters, suggesting the May 26 contest will be narrowly decided.
- Paxton's campaign is raising far less than anticipated as he "struggles" to rake in donations, with major donors who previously backed his state runs now sitting out amid a divide between business-oriented conservatives favoring Cornyn and the MAGA base.
- Voters without college degrees favor Paxton by 17 points, while Cornyn leads among degree-holders; 95% of Paxton's March supporters plan to back him again this month compared to 91% for Cornyn.
- State Sen. Mayes Middleton leads U.S. Rep. Chip Roy 48% to 39% in the attorney general race, while Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright leads activist Bo French 35% to 28%, according to the Hobby School survey.
- Democratic nominee James Talarico leads both Republicans in recent polling, raising concerns that supporters of the losing candidate may stay home or cast protest votes in November, potentially aiding the Democrat.
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The Gilmer MirrorKen Paxton narrowly leads John Cornyn in new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP runoff
Attorney General Ken Paxton leads Sen. John Cornyn by three percentage points in a new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate Republican runoff, suggesting the May 26 contest will be narrowly decided absent a shakeup in the final weeks.
Top Ken Paxton donors are sitting out as he 'struggles' to finance his campaign: report
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's attempt to unseat Republican Sen. John Cornyn is sputtering financially, with major donors who previously bankrolled his campaigns now sitting on the sidelines — a striking display of the deep fracture within the Republican Party between its business-oriented esta...
Texas’ Republican Senate primary runoff statistically tied shortly before start of early voting, poll finds
The latest survey from the UH Hobby School shows state Attorney General Ken Paxton supported by 48% of likely voters in the GOP primary runoff compared to 45% for Sen. John Cornyn, with a margin of error of less than 3%.
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