Cruz holds slight edge on Allred with 6 percent undecided: Poll
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) has maintained a small lead against Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), according to survey results released Wednesday.
The survey, from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs and the executive master of public administration program in the Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University, found 46.6 percent of likely Texas voters saying they plan to vote for Cruz and 44.5 percent saying they plan to vote for Allred.
About 6.4 percent of likely voters said they were undecided in the Senate race.
It noted that result is "essentially unchanged" from a similar June survey.
The race between Allred and Cruz is among the most-watched elections this year, as Democrats fight to retain control of the Senate. A forecast from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ gives Cruz an 85 percent chance of keeping his seat.
The report also looked at Texas voters’ plans for the 2024 presidential election, with 44.6 percent of likely voters saying they were planning to vote for Vice President Harris and 49.5 percent saying they were planning to vote for former President Trump. Harris gained traction in the survey over June, when President Biden was on the ticket.
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.) said earlier this week he was “encouraged” by Democrats’ campaigns for Senate in Texas and Florida.
“I’m very encouraged with what I see in those states,” Peters said at the Democratic National Convention. “We have very strong Democratic candidates.”
The survey was conducted Aug. 5-16 and featured 1,365 people, alongside a margin of error of 2.65 points.
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