Texas Senate Republican Primary Ballot Test

If the GOP Primary for Texas Senate were being held today, who would Texans vote for?

Populations in this average

Republicans

Self-identified Republican respondents

LV

An adult identifed as registered and likely to vote in an upcoming election by a pollster.

RV

An adult identified as registered to vote by a pollster.

Adults

Anyone 18 years of age or older.

Independents

Self-identified Independent respondents

The average below is comprised of polling crosstabs for the noted subgroup. You can visit our methodology to learn more.

Ken Paxton

38.9%

John Cornyn*

35.4%

Wesley Hunt

16.5%

Jun 1, 2025Aug 1Oct 1Dec 1Feb 1, 2026 510152025303540455055%DROPPED OUT Ken Paxton38.9%DROPPED OUT John Cornyn35.4%DROPPED OUT Wesley Hunt16.5%
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Estimate

90% of polls fall in this range

* = Incumbent

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43 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Feb 26 – Mar 2 1,659 LV YouGov

36.0%

Ken Paxton

32.0%

John Cornyn

17.0%

Wesley Hunt

Ken Paxton +4
Feb 26 – Mar 2 1,221 Republicans YouGov

37.0%

Ken Paxton

33.0%

John Cornyn

17.0%

Wesley Hunt

Ken Paxton +4
Feb 26 – Mar 2 339 Independents YouGov

34.0%

Ken Paxton

31.0%

John Cornyn

18.0%

Wesley Hunt

Ken Paxton +3
Feb 26 – 27 547 LV Emerson College / Nexstar

39.8%

Ken Paxton

35.9%

John Cornyn

16.5%

Wesley Hunt

Ken Paxton +3.9
Feb 26 – 27 414 Republicans Emerson College / Nexstar

40.9%

Ken Paxton

36.8%

John Cornyn

15.0%

Wesley Hunt

Ken Paxton +4.1
Feb 26 – 27 130 Independents Emerson College / Nexstar

37.3%

Ken Paxton

33.2%

John Cornyn

21.9%

Wesley Hunt

Ken Paxton +4.1
Feb 25 – 26 939 LV Quantus Insights

43.0%

Ken Paxton

37.6%

John Cornyn

15.7%

Wesley Hunt

Ken Paxton +5.4
Feb 23 – 24 529 LV Blueprint Polling / Chism Strategies

41.5%

Ken Paxton

29.9%

John Cornyn

13.6%

Wesley Hunt

Ken Paxton +11.6
Feb 19 – 23 800 LV Peak Insights / Texans for a Conservative Majority

36.0%

John Cornyn

36.0%

Ken Paxton

14.0%

Wesley Hunt

TIE
Feb 13 – 22 445 LV University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Research

41.0%

John Cornyn

35.0%

Ken Paxton

15.0%

Wesley Hunt

John Cornyn +6

= Internal poll

Internal polls from the same candidate are averaged together and weighted as no more than 1 poll in our average.

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