Latest Polls Show Democrats Are Treading On Republicans Heels

The latest polling has shown that support for Republicans continues to be strong across all statewide races heading into the November elections. Even though they are behind their GOP opponents, Democrats are still strong contenders and might be able to garner enough support to gain a lead before election day.

A new Texas Hispanic Policy foundation and TEGNA Texas Stations poll surveyed 1,172 likely Texas voters between September 6, 2022, and September 15, 2022, to review Texans’ vote intentions for the upcoming election, as reported by the WFAA News.

The results:

– In the Governor race, Republican incumbent Greg Abbott leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke by seven points (51% to 44%) among likely voters.

– In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Republican incumbent Dan Patrick (48%) holds a six-point lead over Democrat Mike Collier (42%) among likely voters.

– In the Attorney General election, Republican incumbent Ken Paxton leads Democrat Rochelle Garza by five points (47% to 42%) among likely voters.

Another recent poll by Spectrum News / Siena College (SCRI), surveyed 651 likely Texas voters between September 14, 2022, and September 18, 2022, and also came to the conclusion that Republicans had a strong lead. 

Looking at the outcome of the midterm elections nationally, 43% of voters want to see the Republicans control both houses of Congress, 33% want the Democrats to control both houses, and 19% want each party to hold one of the congressional chambers, according to the Siena College Press Release.

The results: 

– In the Governor race, Republican incumbent Greg Abbott leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke by seven points (50% to 43%) among likely voters.

– In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Republican incumbent Dan Patrick (49%) holds a nine-point lead over Democrat Mike Collier (40%) among likely voters.

– In the Attorney General election, Republican incumbent Ken Paxton leads Democrat Rochelle Garza by five points (47% to 42%) among likely voters.

“Gov. Abbott’s strength among rural and Anglo voters continues to bolster his intransigent structural support in the 2022 race for Texas Governor,” THPF CEO Jason Villalba said of the poll’s results. “While O’Rourke has shown himself to be a worthy and hard-working adversary, unless there is a marked shift in the composition of the November electorate, Governor Abbott will remain the political and thought leader of Texas politics. Only new voters will be able to shift the tide.”

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