Texas GOP Sen Cornyn holds single-digit lead over Paxton in GOP primary: poll

Texas GOP Sen Cornyn Holds Single-Digit Lead over Paxton in GOP Primary: Poll

by Charlotte Hazard   Incumbent Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn holds a single-digit lead over primary challenger Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, while the Democrats are split between potential candidates Rep. Jasmine Crockett and former Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, according to a new poll. Thirty-five percent of registered Republican voters said they would support Cornyn in the primary while 26% said they would support Paxton, according…

Texas GOP Sen Cornyn holds single-digit lead over Paxton in GOP primary: poll

Neither of the respondents' two preferred Democrat candidates have officially entered the race.