New Texas Poll Shows Ted Cruz +2 Over Collin Allred

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports:

The race between Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Collin Allred to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate remains close, according to a new poll.

A University of Houston Hobby School and Texas Southern University Jordan-Leland School poll released Thursday found that 46.6% of likely Texas voters plan to vote for Cruz, while 44.5% said they’d vote for Allred — putting Cruz 2.1 points ahead.

Of those polled, 2.5% said they were voting for Libertarian Ted Brown and 6.4% said they’re undecided. Cruz was last up for reelection in 2018 when he won against former El Paso U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke by 2.6 points.

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The same poll shows Trump +5 over Harris.

TEXAS POLL:

U.S. Senate race between @tedcruz and @ColinAllredTX is within the margin of error, according to new poll by @UHouston and TSU.

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— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) August 22, 2024

New @hobbyschooluh Texas poll:

Trump 49.5 (+4.9)
Harris 44.6

Cruz 46.6 (+2.1)
Allred 44.5

Same pollster had Trump leading Biden 49-40 in June. Trump’s lead among independents has shrunk from +24 to +2. Cruz is +4 among independents in the #txsen race, with 14% undecided.

— Jasper Scherer (@jaspscherer) August 22, 2024