A new poll of Harris County voters shows that Alexandra del Moral Mealer and Lina Hidalgo are neck and neck in the race for county judge as early voting begins Monday.
Mealer, a Republican, held a slight lead over the Democratic incumbent Hidalgo, winning 47 percent of likely voters compared to Hidalgo's 45 percent, according to the new poll from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston.
The margin of error in the poll, however, is 3.9 percent, and 8 percent of likely voters were still undecided. That suggests that"the county judge race in Harris County is a statistical dead heat, with del Moral Mealer and Hidalgo effectively tied in regard to the vote intention of Harris County likely voters," the poll said.Candidates for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Alexandra Mealer discuss the 2020 Election.
Poll results show that the county judge contest is significantly closer than the gubernatorial race in Harris County, with Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke holding an 8-percent lead over Republican Greg Abbott. The close county judge race, compared with the race for governor, may suggest that Mealer's"tough on crime" campaign theme is resonating with voters. Forty percent of voters said crime/public safety was the most important issue in their decision, compared to 13 percent who listed abortion and 11 percent who listed voting rights.
Forty-six percent of voters said del Moral Mealer would do better than Hidalgo on the issue, while 31 percent said they placed their trust in Hidalgo.
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