Ted Cruz Losing to Colin Allred for First Time: Texas Poll

Ted Cruz is losing to Colin Allred for the first time in the U.S. Senate race, according to new polling.

The survey, conducted by Morning Consult between September 9 and 18, shows that Allred is one point ahead of Cruz, on 45 percent to his 44 percent among 2,716 likely voters. His lead was within the poll's margin of error of +/-2 percentage points.

Cruz, who is the incumbent Texas Senator , has had a consistent lead over his opponent in previous polls.

"For the first time in this race, a new poll has us leading Ted Cruz by 1 point. I don't know about y'all but I'm fired up and ready to WIN! We've got 47 days, let's do this Texas," Allred said in a post on X, formerly Twitter .

Despite Allred's small lead, the Cook Political Report still classifies the Senate race in Texas as a lean Republican .

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