DALLAS — James Talarico and Greg Abbott lead the top two races on the November ballot, according to the final political survey released hours before early voting begins.
The University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs surveyed 2,000 likely voters last week. The margin of error of is +/- 2.19 percentage points.
Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton in the race for U.S. Senate, 48% to 46%. Libertarian Ted Brown has 3% support and another 3% of voters remain undecided. These results track with other recent polls.
Independents in Texas generally lean to the right, but for the first time in a couple decades, they now appear to be shifting leftward for Talarico.
The UH poll shows Talarico is backed by 60% of independents and 6% of Republicans.
Paxton has support from 32% of independents and 1% of Democrats.
In the race for Texas governor, incumbent Republican Greg Abbott leads Democrat Gina Hinojosa by three percentage points, 49% to 46%. Libertarian Pat Dixon received 2% support, and 3% remain undecided.
