Paxton trails Talarico by 2 points in new Texas Senate poll

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in the Lone Star State, is trailing Democrat James Talarico by two points in new polling of the closely watched race.

A survey from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas Southern University found Talarico leading with 47 percent to Paxton’s 45 percent, just within the margin of error.

Another 6 percent were undecided, and 2 percent chose another candidate.

Talarico was viewed favorably by 46 percent and unfavorably by 47 percent of voters in the poll, while Paxton was viewed favorably by 39 percent and unfavorably by 57 percent.

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