Sen. Ted Cruz has a 10-point lead over his most-likely Democratic rival in the battle to retain his seat, a poll shows.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz is on track to secure reelection in November against either of his top-polling Democratic rivals, according to a new University of Houston poll.The survey found that, in a straight fight between Cruz and Rep. Colin Allred, the leading Democratic candidate, the Republican incumbent would win by nine points. Alternatively, if Cruz faces Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez, who is also running to be the Democratic nominee, he would secure victory by 10 points.
Cruz leads among likely white voters by 58 percent against 32 percent for Allred, though the Democrat leads 41 to 37 percent and 75 percent to 10 percent among Latino and Black voters respectively.The poll also found Allred and Cruz are tied among likely voters with a four-year or post-graduate degree, while the Republican has a 58 percent versus 32 percent advantage for those whose highest level of education is a high-school degree or less.
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