John Cornyn leads MJ Hegar by 8 points in U.S. Senate race, UT/TT Poll finds

[TexasTowelie]

by Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune


U.S. Sen. John Cornyn leads Democratic challenger MJ Hegar by 8 percentage points in his reelection bid, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

The poll found 50% of likely voters in Texas prefer the Republican incumbent, while 42% favor Hegar. Kerry Douglas McKennon, a Libertarian, attracted the support of 3%.

In the state’s presidential race, where President Donald Trump is leading former Vice President Joe Biden 50%-45%, there is a marked gender gap: Men favor Trump by 16 percentage points, while women favor Biden by 5 percentage points. Taken together, that amounts to a 21-point difference in support. In the Senate race, however, the gap barely exists: Men favor Cornyn by 8 percentage points, and women favor Cornyn by 4 percentage points.

And in a generic race for Congress — voters were asked whether they’d favor an unnamed Republican or an unnamed Democrat in a race for their own congressional district — Republicans had a 7-percentage-point advantage.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/09/john-cornyn-mj-hegar-texas-poll/

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1. Well that sucks. 538 had a poll that showed Cornyn up only 1%. nt