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Survey report · Texas

Marist: Texas, 2026-10-08–2026-10-11 (likely voters)

Texas likely voters · Released Oct 14, 2026

Fieldwork
Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026
Full survey sample
1,196
Conducted by
Marist Poll
Method
Live telephone, text and online

Survey findings

2 recorded questions

Question 1

In November's election for Senate, are you supporting:

Asked of: Texas likely voters; Marist turnout-probability weighting of registered voters
Question sample: Not separately reported

James Talarico, the Democrat47%
Ken Paxton, the Republican45%
Another party's candidate2%
Undecided4%
Vol: No response2%

Percentages are reported as published; rounding or omitted categories can affect the total. Bars use a 0–100% scale. Less-than results retain the source threshold and have no exact-length bar.

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Question 1: reported responses
ResponsePercent
James Talarico, the Democrat47%
Ken Paxton, the Republican45%
Another party's candidate2%
Undecided4%
Vol: No response2%

Question 2

In November's election for Governor, are you supporting:

Asked of: Texas likely voters; Marist turnout-probability weighting of registered voters
Question sample: Not separately reported

Gina Hinojosa, the Democrat45%
Greg Abbott, the Republican49%
Another party's candidate1%
Undecided3%
Vol: No response1%

Percentages are reported as published; rounding or omitted categories can affect the total. Bars use a 0–100% scale. Less-than results retain the source threshold and have no exact-length bar.

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Question 2: reported responses
ResponsePercent
Gina Hinojosa, the Democrat45%
Greg Abbott, the Republican49%
Another party's candidate1%
Undecided3%
Vol: No response1%

Caldwell reporting

Survey record 65 · Version 2 · Record updated Nov 2, 2026

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