Republican incumbents Cruz, Fischer hold narrow leads in Texas, Nebraska Senate races: polls

New polls person recovered that Senators Ted Cruz and Deb Fischer are holding constrictive leads against Democrat and autarkic challengers successful their respective Texas and Nebraska Senate races. 

The New York Times and Siena College survey of 1,180 apt voters successful Texas has Cruz starring Democrat Colin Allred 50 to 46%. Allred, a existent House typical and erstwhile NFL player, spoke successful enactment of Vice President Harris past Friday astatine a rally successful Houston. 

In Nebraska, Republican Deb Fischer leads her autarkic hostile Dan Osborn 48 to 46%, with 5% of the 1,194 apt voters polled determination indicating that they are undecided oregon refusing to answer. 

Both the Texas and Nebraska polls were conducted by telephone betwixt Oct. 23 to 26 and person a borderline of mistake of astir 3 percent points. 

MCCONNELL, GOP DESCEND ON NEBRASKA TO SAVE DEB FISCHER’S ENDANGERED SENATE SEAT 

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., are engaged successful choky races for their Senate seats.

The past clip Cruz was challenged for his Senate seat successful Texas was successful 2018, erstwhile helium defeated Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 3 percent of the vote. 

In this contest, Allred is polling up of Harris among apt voters. 

The results amusement Allred has 46% enactment from residents of Texas, compared to Harris’ 42%, according to the New York Times. 

Allred is besides starring Harris with 76% compared to 71% among Black voters and among Hispanic voters (56 compared to 50%), the paper reported. 

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Texas Democratic Senate campaigner Colin Allred reacts astatine a run rally for Vice President Kamala Harris successful Houston, Texas, connected Oct. 25. (Reuters/Marco Bello)

For the Nebraska race, Osborn – who is simply a national person and mechanic – is starring Fischer among autarkic voters by 31%, the New York Times reported, adding that successful that authorities Harris leads Trump among autarkic voters by 10%.

The Mitch McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership Fund has precocious launched a $3 cardinal advertisement bargain successful the authorities to enactment up Fischer's support. 

Additionally, Fischer is getting assistance from well-known apical Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley from neighboring Iowa. In a caller vigor ad, helium tells voters, "This is your neighbour Chuck Grassley," adding, "my person Deb Fischer needs your vote." 

Independent Dan Osborn, a challenger to two-term Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, chats with guests astatine a brewery successful Beatrice, Neb., connected July 30. (AP/Margery Beck)

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Osborn's popularity successful Nebraska has appeared to instrumentality the Fischer run by surprise, fixed the seeming last-minute efforts to fortify her support. It is often hard for autarkic candidates to summation traction, particularly against an incumbent. However, without a Democratic campaigner nominated successful that Senate race, Osborn has a overmuch larger excavation of imaginable voters. 

Fox News’ Julia Johnson contributed to this report.