Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about the Texas Senate race as the primary, now less than one month away, could see the ouster of a sitting GOP senator in a move that Democrats are eyeing as an opportunity for a surprise pickup this fall.
A new poll out from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs on Monday shows state Attorney General Ken Paxton leading Sen. John Cornyn by seven points, with support from 38 percent of likely voters to the senator’s 31 percent. Rep. Wesley Hunt, the third major candidate in the Senate race, was trailing at 17 percent with comparatively lower name recognition, a sign he is struggling to get voters to know him.
