Cruz slightly ahead of Allred in polls as they prepare to debate

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The Center Square

With three weeks before the election and ahead of their only debate Monday night, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz maintains a slight lead over his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas.

WFAA News in Dallas is hosting the debate at 7 p.m., which is being broadcast live statewide.

Multiple recent polls show Cruz leading by 2% to 4%, with some suggesting they are statistically tied. The latest University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Politics Project poll has Cruz’s lead closer to 8%. According to its poll tracker, the New York Times/Sienna College, ActiVote and Emerson College Polling/The Hill/Nexstar polls show Cruz holding a 4% lead. One poll, Morning Consult, shows Allred having a 1% lead.

 

A newly released Marist Poll has Cruz ahead by five points, 51% to 46%. The majority polled, more than 80%, said they strongly support their choice of candidate and have already made up their mind on who they plan to vote for.

The poll also has Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump leading his Democratic challenger, Vice President Kamala Harris, by seven points in Texas.