Texas Republicans at the top of the ticket have widened their leads over Democratic challengers into the double digits, according to a new poll released just days before early voting begins in the midterms.
Wreckage from Beto O'Rourke's failed presidential campaign could cost him the Texas governor's race
Republican incumbents holding statewide offices held double-digit leads over Democratic challengers among likely voters, the poll found. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led Mike Collier 51-36; Attorney General Ken Paxton was up 51-37 over Rochelle Garza; Comptroller Glenn Hegar led Janet Dudding 47 to 35; Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller was up 51-39 over Susan Hayes.The pollsters wrote that the findings are consistent with increasing GOP leads found in other recent surveys.
"Barring major political upheavals in Texas between now and November 8, there’s not much chance of a fundamental reversal of the current dynamic favoring Texas Republicans," they wrote.
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