Hegar Gains Support But Texas Senate Race Is Still Close

Posted on the 18 February 2020 by Jobsanger

The chart above is from The Texas Tribune. It shows the results of The Texas Tribune / University of Texas Poll on Democratic support for a candidate to face John Cornyn in the U.S. Senate race. It was done between January 31st and February 9th, and has a margin of error of 4.09 points.
It shows that veteran M.J. Hegar has slightly increased her lead in the race, but still only commands about 22% support. That's significantly more than her numerous opponents, but far from enough to give her the nomination.
It is likely that there will be a run-off election in this race. Hegar will probably make the run-off, but her opponents are all too bunched together to determine who her run-off opponent will be.