Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) leads Rep. Colin Allred (D) within the state’s Senate race by 4 factors in a brand new Emerson School Polling/The Hill survey.
The ballot confirmed Cruz main with 49 p.c to Allred’s 45 p.c, with 6 p.c undecided. That’s a rise of 1 level for every candidate in comparison with the ballot from earlier this month.
Pollsters discovered Cruz has a bonus in identify recognition whereas Allred is forward along with his general favorability score. Half of voters view Cruz unfavorably, whereas 48 p.c view him favorably, giving him a web favorability score simply underwater.
Allred is considered favorably by 44 p.c and unfavorably by 40 p.c, however 15 p.c stated they haven’t heard of him. Solely 2 p.c stated they haven’t heard of Cruz.
Cruz is looking for his third time period in workplace as Texas’s junior senator, however Democrats are hoping for the chance to oust him with Allred. The map of Senate seats up for election this 12 months grant many extra pickup alternatives to Republicans than Democrats, however Democrats have hoped Texas may enable them to tug off an upset.
Different polls have proven an in depth race between the 2 candidates. Cruz leads Allred by about 3.5 factors within the polling common from The Hill/Choice Desk HQ.
A ballot launched Monday from the Texas Hispanic Coverage Basis confirmed Cruz up by 3 factors. However different polls have proven bigger leads for Cruz, like one from the College of Texas/Texas Politics Undertaking that gave Cruz an 8-point lead.
The ballot from Emerson and The Hill was performed from Sept. 22 to 24 amongst 950 probably voters. The margin of error was 3.1 factors.
