{"id":2978,"date":"2026-05-29T21:31:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2978"},"modified":"2026-05-29T21:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:31:36","slug":"talarico-leads-paxton-in-first-post-runoff-poll-of-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2978","title":{"rendered":"Talarico leads Paxton in first post-runoff poll of Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico has the early advantage over Attorney General Ken Paxton in their bids for the U.S. Senate in the first poll released since Paxton won the Republican primary runoff.<\/p>

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Talarico leads by three percentage points, 47%-44%, over Paxton in a survey of 1,670 likely voters conducted by Texas Public Opinion Research from May 27-28.<\/p>

Among those polled, independent voters and Black voters overwhelmingly support Talarico, while Paxton holds the edge among voters without a college degree.<\/p>

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Black voters are the only demographic where Talarico has a distinct advantage, with 64% of voters saying they support him, while only 26% support Paxton. Latino voters are split between the candidates, with 46% saying they support Paxton and 42% supporting Talarico. White voters are almost equal in their support, with 46% of white voters saying they support Paxton and 45% saying they support Talarico.<\/p>

Independent voters overwhelmingly said Talarico was their choice, 64% to 21%, over Paxton, with 11% undecided. Moderate voters also favor Talarico, 72% to 15%. Paxton leads Talarico among voters who describe themselves as “somewhat conservative” 66% to 18%.<\/p>

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