A new Texas Republican primary runoff race for the U.S. Senate seat shows Attorney General Ken Paxton holding a narrow lead over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, with a small share of voters still undecided. Bloomberg reports Paxton edges Cornyn in a recent poll as the party contest nears its final stage. The Hill cites a poll conducted by the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, finding 48% of likely Republican voters supporting Paxton and 45% supporting Cornyn, while 7% are undecided. Breitbart also reports that Paxton leads in a survey of likely Republican runoff voters, describing the margin as small and highlighting that some voters remain uncommitted ahead of the upcoming May contest. Across the outlets, the race is portrayed as closely contested, with Paxton’s advantage within a narrow range and the outcome still sensitive to the undecided vote. The polling reflects voter sentiment among likely runoff participants as the runoff approaches.
Poll shows Ken Paxton narrowly ahead of John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate runoff
A new Texas Republican primary runoff race for the U.S. Senate seat shows Attorney General Ken Paxton holding a narrow lead over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, with a small share of voters still undecide...
- Ken Paxton is shown leading John Cornyn in a recent Texas GOP Senate primary runoff poll.
- One cited poll reports 48% support for Paxton and 45% for Cornyn among likely voters.
- The same poll shows about 7% of voters are undecided.
- Multiple outlets describe the margin as narrow, suggesting a highly competitive runoff race.
- The polling comes ahead of the upcoming runoff election for Cornyn’s Senate seat.
A survey of likely Republican runoff voters in Texas shows a narrow margin between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn, with a small share of voters still undecided as the May contest approaches. The post Poll: Ken Paxton Leads John Cornyn in Texas Senate Runoff appeared first on Breitbart.
3 months agoSen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is trailing his state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, ahead of their upcoming primary runoff for Cornyn’s seat. In the poll from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, 48 percent of likely voters backed Paxton, while 45 percent backed Cornyn and 7 percent were unsure about their...
3 months agoTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a slim edge over incumbent John Cornyn in a new poll as the state’s bitter Republican Senate primary nears its finale.
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