Final TPOR Poll: James Talarico Leads Ken Paxton 51% to 47% in Texas Senate Race, Greg Abbott Up 3 in Governor's Race
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin, Travis County, is the Texas state capital. The nonpartisan Texas Public Opinion Research (TPOR) released its third and final poll before the November 3 midterm elections on Friday, October 23. The survey, conducted October 15 to 18, sampled 969 likely Texas voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
In the nationally watched U.S. Senate race, Democratic candidate James Talarico leads Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton 51% to 47%, with Libertarian Ted Brown at 2%. Talarico leads among independent voters 66% to 28%, Black voters 87% to 11%, Latino voters 60% to 39%, and women 54% to 47%. Paxton leads among white voters 60% to 38%, men 50% to 47%, and voters without a college degree 50% to 47%, and is ahead among voters over 55.
The same poll found Republican Governor Greg Abbott, seeking a fourth term, leading Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa 51% to 48% in the governor's race.
This TPOR survey is a separate poll from the Fox News poll, reported by GSM on October 22, that showed the Senate race tied at 49% to 49%. Early voting in Texas runs through October 30, with Election Day on November 3.
Source: GSM·America
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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