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New polling shows Republicans leading in several key statewide races with just a few weeks to go before voters head to the polls for the midterm elections.<\/p>\n
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Texas Public Opinion Research conducted the poll between Aug. 21 and Aug. 24. It surveyed 1,000 likely voters and has a margin of error of +\/- 3.3%. While the group describes itself as nonpartisan, it is run by Luke Warford, a Democrat who ran for the Texas Railroad Commission in 2022.<\/p>\n
While the poll found Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico leading his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton<\/a>, by six points, other Democrats in statewide races did not far as well.<\/p>\n Abbott leads in race for governor <\/p>\n Dig deeper:<\/p>\n Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is leading Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa by seven points, 49% to 42%, according to the poll.<\/p>\n Hinojosa leads among independent voters (43% to 37%), Black voters (75% to 12%) and Latino voters (53% to 35%).<\/p>\n Abbott leads among white voters, and male voters. The two are tied among women voters.<\/p>\n Voters were split on how they felt Abbott was performing as governor, with 48% saying they approved and 48% saying they disapproved. Nearly half of those polled said they viewed Abbott favorably (49%) with 45% viewing the governor unfavorably.<\/p>\n Hinojosa, on the other hand, was viewed favorably by just 39% of those polled, with 27% saying they viewed her unfavorably. Thirty-five percent said they had no opinion of the challenger.<\/p>\n Patrick has 6-point lead over Goodwin for lieutenant governor <\/p>\n In the race for lieutenant governor, incumbent Republican Dan Patrick holds a 47% to 41% lead over Democrat Vikki Goodwin.<\/p>\n Libertarian candidate Anthony Cristo and independent Jeffrey Marshall both pulled 1% of the vote, while 8% of voters are undecided in the race.<\/p>\n Middleton and Johnson separated by just 3 points <\/p>\n The race for attorney general is separated by just three points, according to the poll, with Republican Mayes Middleton ahead of Democrat Nathan Johnson, 44% to 41%.<\/p>\n Ten percent of voters remain undecided in the race.<\/p>\n Race for comptroller remains close <\/p>\n Republican Don Huffines and Democrat Sarah Eckhardt are locked in a statistical tie when factoring in the margin of error of the poll.<\/p>\n Huffines had the support of 43% of those polled, while Eckhardt had 41% support. Eleven percent said they were undecided.<\/p>\n Races for railroad commissioner, agriculture commissioner and land commissioner lean Republican <\/p>\n TPOR also polled voters on the races for land commissioner, railroad commissioner and agriculture commissioner. All races leaned Republican, but were close:<\/p>\n Railroad Commissioner: Bo French (R) 45% leads Jon Rosenthal (D) 41%Agriculture Commissioner: Nate Sheets (R) 44% leads Clayton Tucker (D) 40%Land Commissioner: Dawn Buckingham (R) 44% leads Benjamin Flores (D) 40% Texans concerned about affordability and cost of living <\/p>\n TPOR asked those polled to choose the two issues they believe are most important for elected officials to prioritize.<\/p>\n Half of those chose affordability and cost of living as either their first choice (30%) or second choice (20%). Health care access and costs were second with 23% of voters listing it as their first or second choice. Economic growth and job creation was third.<\/p>\n The Source: Information in this article comes from a Texas Public Opinion Research poll conducted between Aug. 21 and Aug. 24. 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