Sept. 29: Trump leads Biden by 3 in Close Texas Race
UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion conducted a survey Sept. 18-25, 2020 of 882 Texas likely voters.
Key Findings
- Biden is winning 95% of Democrats, while Trump is winning 93% of Republicans. However, among pure Independents, 43% are for Biden compared to 39% for Trump.
- While men are more likely to vote for Trump (52% Trump, 42% Biden), Trump is polling nearly even with Biden among women in Texas (49% Biden, 47% Trump).
- In a closely watched U.S. Senate race in Texas, Republican incumbent Sen. John Cornyn leads Democratic challenger MJ Hegar, 50% to 40% with 1% of likely voters saying they will vote for another candidate and 9% of voters undecided.