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Polls about 2026 Texas

Every tracked poll about 2026 Texas, newest first. Dots on the chart are individual polls; the line is the rolling average. How to read these numbers.

Average result

Unweighted mean across 210 matching polls
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Average result
Choice%
Ken Paxton41.7%
James Talarico45.8%
Gina Hinojosa45.6%
Greg Abbott49.6%
John Cornyn33%
Wesley Hunt19.5%
Ted Brown2.4%
Pat Dixon2.1%

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Individual polls (210)

Polls, newest first
End date Pollster Sample Results
9/22/2026 Slingshot Strategies
for Texas Public Opinion Research
1,007 LV
James Talarico (D)
49%
Ken Paxton (R)
45%
Ted Brown (L)
3%
9/22/2026 Slingshot Strategies
for Texas Public Opinion Research
1,007 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
50%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
46%
Pat Dixon (L)
2%
9/20/2026 Marist University 1,139 RV
James Talarico (D)
50%
Ken Paxton (R)
44%
9/20/2026 Marist University 1,139 RV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
49%
Greg Abbott (R)
46%
9/19/2026 Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center 1,800 LV
James Talarico (D)
47%
Ken Paxton (R)
46%
Ted Brown (L)
3%
9/19/2026 Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center 1,800 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
45%
Pat Dixon (L)
2%
9/17/2026 Trafalgar Group 1,079 LV
James Talarico (D)
46.4%
Ken Paxton (R)
45.2%
Ted Brown (L)
2.5%
9/14/2026 Emerson College
for Nexstar Media
1,000 LV
James Talarico (D)
47%
Ken Paxton (R)
46%
Ted Brown (L)
2%
9/14/2026 Emerson College
for Nexstar Media
1,000 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
46%
Pat Dixon (L)
2%
9/11/2026 ReconMR/Siena University 614 LV
James Talarico (D)
49%
Ken Paxton (R)
43%
9/11/2026 ReconMR/Siena University 614 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
45%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
49%
Pat Dixon (L)
0%
9/9/2026 InsiderAdvantage 1,200 LV
James Talarico (D)
47.1%
Ken Paxton (R)
45.6%
Ted Brown (L)
2.2%
9/4/2026 YouGov
for Univision
1,000 RV
James Talarico (D)
48%
Ken Paxton (R)
43%
9/4/2026 YouGov
for Univision
1,000 RV
Greg Abbott (R)
47%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
47%
9/1/2026 Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research 895 LV
James Talarico (D)
48%
Ken Paxton (R)
44%
9/1/2026 Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research 895 LV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
46%
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
8/26/2026 Overton Insights
for Texas Public Policy Foundation
1,167 LV
Ken Paxton (R)
50%
James Talarico (D)
50%
8/26/2026 Overton Insights
for Texas Public Policy Foundation
1,167 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
51.2%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
48.8%
8/24/2026 Slingshot Strategies
for Texas Public Opinion Research
1,000 LV
James Talarico (D)
48%
Ken Paxton (R)
42%
Ted Brown (L)
1%
8/24/2026 Slingshot Strategies
for Texas Public Opinion Research
1,000 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
42%
Pat Dixon (L)
1%
Jenn Mack Raphoon (I)
1%
8/13/2026 The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin/YouGov 1,218 RV
Pat Dixon (L)
3%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
40%
Greg Abbott (R)
45%
8/13/2026 The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin/YouGov 1,218 RV
James Talarico (D)
42%
Ken Paxton (R)
39%
Ted Brown (L)
3%
8/10/2026 Emerson College
for Nexstar Media
1,000 LV
James Talarico (D)
46%
Ken Paxton (R)
47%
8/10/2026 Emerson College
for Nexstar Media
1,000 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
45%
8/9/2026 GBAO 1,000 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
48%

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