TX-SEN: Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in Texas Senate race: Poll

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Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) holds a 3-point edge over state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in the Lone Star State’s Senate race, according to a new poll conducted by the Texas Pulse.

The survey, released Tuesday, found that 47 percent of 807 respondents said they would vote for Talarico if the election were held now. Forty-four percent said they would vote for Paxton, while 2 percent said they would back another candidate.

Talarico’s lead, though, is within the margin of error of 4 percentage points. Texas Pulse, a joint partnership between the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and ReconMR, conducted the poll from June 1-4.

While no Democrats said they would vote for Paxton, 9 percent of Republicans said they would back Talarico. After President Trump backed him, Paxton defeated incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn in the primary runoff last month, with Talarico extending an olive branch to the four-term senator’s supporters after he lost.





https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5916384-talarico-leads-paxton-texas-poll/