Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz are in a dead heat in Texas with the support of 27 percent of likely Republican voters, a new
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll revealed Thursday.
Following the real estate mogul and Texas senator, the poll shows:
- Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, 13 percent;
- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, 9 percent;
- Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, 4 percent;
- Mike Huckabee, 2 percent;
- Chris Christie, Rick Santorum and John Kasich, 1 percent
Jim Gilmore, Bobby Jindal, Lindsey Graham and George Pataki registered less than one percent.
When it comes to who Texas voters "definitely won't support," former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has been struggling to amp up his campaign, was voted at the top of the list with 25 percent of likely Republican voters.
Although Bush has the highest number of Republican voters who "definitely will not support" him, the poll also shows:
- South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, 22 percent;
- Former New York Gov. George Pataki, 20 percent;
- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, 18 percent;
- Donald Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, 16 percent.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is the clear front-runner in Texas, doubling Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' support; 61 to 30 percent. And, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley gets 1 percent support.
When it comes to which Democratic candidates Texas Democrats "definitely won't support," Clinton and Sanders both have 5 percent while O'Malley has 4 percent.
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was taken Oct. 30 to Nov. 8 online with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.83 percentage points. Out of 542 registered Republican primary voters, the margin of error is plus or minus 4.21 percentage points. Out of registered 459 Democratic primary voters, the margin of error is plus or minus 4.57 percentage points.
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