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- Polling Texas 2020- UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44 - DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46 - UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43 - Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41 - Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43 - PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48 - PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46 - Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44 - UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44 - PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46 - UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43 - CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45 - Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44 - Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45 - Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46 
- Polling Texas 2018WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
 PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
 Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
 Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
 PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
 GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
 CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
 UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
 Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
 Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
 Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
 PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
 NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
 ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
 Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
 Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
 Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45
- Polling Texas 2016Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
 UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
 KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
 PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
 WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
 ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
 Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
 YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
 KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
 WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
 UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
 WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
 CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
 Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
 UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
 KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
 NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
 ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
 YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4
- Polling Texas 2014UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
 PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
 UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
 ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
 Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
 PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
 UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
 YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
 Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
 YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
 Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
 Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
 KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
 UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
 YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
- Polling Texas 2012PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
 UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
 WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
 YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
 Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
 YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
 UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
 Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
 YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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- Polling Texas 2016- Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30 - UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33 - KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35 - PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38 - WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45 - ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36 - Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32 - YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5 - KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38 - WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43 - UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38 - WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46 - CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43 - Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38 - UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42 - KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39 - NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40 - ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34 - YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4 
- Polling Texas 2014- UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5 - PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35 - UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36 - ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42 - Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41 - PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37 - UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32 - YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34 - Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40 - YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38 - Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40 - Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40 - KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32 - UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38 - YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37 
- Polling Texas 2012- PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43 - UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV) - WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40 - YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41 - Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39 - YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41 - UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39 - Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38 - YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38 
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Tag Archives: Amanda Edwards
October 2025 campaign finance reports – CD18
I looked at the October campaign finance reports for Congress and Senate last week, but didn’t include CD18 because they had a later deadline for reporting. Today we get to catch up on that. The April reports for Congress and … Continue reading
UH/Hobby poll of CD18: Menefee 27, Edwards 23, Jones 15
I figured there’d be another poll of this race from them. Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards are leading the crowded race to fill Texas’ 18 Congressional District seat, according to a new … Continue reading
Interview with Amanda Edwards
This week we will focus on the election we’ve been waiting for the longest, the special election in CD18 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner. There’s a big field for this race but … Continue reading
Endorsement watch: Chron for Menefee in CD18
Special election endorsement #2 is in the books. Let’s get this out of the way: the 18th Congressional district is a storied district with a rich legacy of trailblazing Black Houston leaders from Barbara Jordan to Mickey Leland and Sheila … Continue reading
Texas Victory Consulting poll of CD18
This is interesting on a couple of levels. As the community prepares to decide who will represent Congressional District 18, understanding current voter preferences is essential. This poll, fielded September 27 to October 2, 2025, conducted with 557 respondents between … Continue reading
A pair of CD18 polls
I am just passing these along out of curiosity. Special election polling is very tricky since you just don’t know what the electorate will look like. These are internal campaign polls, which are always inherently suspect. Nobody is particularly visible … Continue reading
The CD18 lineup
Wednesday was also the filing deadline for the CD18 special election. Amanda Edwards has a photo of the SOS proclamation that includes a listing of the candidates and their parties. This Community Impact story also has the lineup and campaign … Continue reading
UH Hobby Center polls CD18
Make of this what you will. Approximately 100 days before the November 4, 2025 Texas Congressional District 18 special election, four candidates are effectively deadlocked in their respective bids to obtain one of the two positions in an all but … Continue reading
Still no maps
It’s weird. Not unexpected – the Republicans have always loved some secrecy in the redistricting process – but weird. The Texas House’s redistricting committee visited Houston on Saturday to hear out local residents’ concerns on the state Legislature’s plans to … Continue reading
July 2025 campaign finance reports – City of Houston
PREVOIUSLY: Harris County Senate and Congress When I did the January roundup for the city of Houston, I didn’t expect there to be much activity of interest in July, given that the next regularly scheduled election for the city is … Continue reading
Twenty-nine candidates for CD18
So far. That’s what I learned from this story. George Foreman IV, the son of the legendary Houston boxer, is running for Congress. Foreman said he will run as an independent in the crowded race to replace the late U.S. … Continue reading
Another CD18 contender
From The Downballot Zoe Cadore, who works as a lobbyist for an energy company, became the latest Democrat to enter the special election for Texas’ 18th District on Tuesday. Cadore, a former congressional staffer who was Miss Houston in 2013, is competing with several … Continue reading
April 2025 campaign finance reports – Congress
Well, just CD18, really. I said when I posted the January 2025 reports that I was going to wait on the Congressional reports until July because there wasn’t going to be anything of interest to report on. And then Rep. … Continue reading
Abbott finally calls CD18 election
It’s for November. Gov. Greg Abbott has set Nov. 4 as the special election date to fill the congressional seat left vacant by former Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death — a timeline that leaves the solidly Democratic seat vacant for at … Continue reading
Yeah, we won’t get the CD18 election until November
That’s the conclusion to draw from this Trib story. Three weeks after U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death and just over a month before the state’s next uniform election, Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet called a special election to fill … Continue reading
An early overview of the CD18 special election
Whenever it may be. After a whirlwind week of campaign announcements, endorsements and articles by national media, voters in Congressional District 18 could be forgiven for thinking Election Day is right around the corner. In fact, the candidates vying for … Continue reading
Menefee and Edwards
Christian Menefee has gotten off to a strong start in his candidacy for CD18. In his congressional campaign’s first 24 hours, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee has raised contributions from more than 5,000 supporters and garnered endorsements from some of … Continue reading
Menefee files, Martin announces for CD18
I woke up to this on Monday. Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced on Monday his bid for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of Democratic U.S. Rep. and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. “I’m running because working … Continue reading
Considering the CD18 special election question
The Press dives right in. Shortly after the news broke Wednesday morning of former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s death, speculation began about a special election for his U.S. Congressional seat — a post he’d held for just two months. Political … Continue reading
January 2025 campaign finance reports – City of Houston
PREVIOUSLY: Harris County offices Continuing with our January campaign finance report review, let’s check in on the current City of Houston elected officials and other people of interest. Candidate Raised Spent Loan On Hand ======================================================= Whitmire 52,900 61,210 0 2,432,442 … Continue reading
Turner wins CD18 nomination
It was very close. Several dozen precinct chairs Tuesday night elected former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to be the Democratic nominee for Congressional District 18, replacing the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on the Nov. 5 ballot. The vote means … Continue reading
The CD18 candidate forum
This was a well-organized event, and my kudos to everyone who put it together in such a short period of time. I just have a couple of comments. Candidates vying to fill the congressional seat of the late U.S. Rep. … Continue reading
Two more small updates on CD18
I learned two things of interest from this Houston Landing story about the CD18 situation. The bulk of the story is about the candidate forum today and the recent Zoom interviews that candidates did (see here for more on each), … Continue reading
July 2024 campaign finance reports – City of Houston
PREVIOUSLY: Senate and Congress State offices Harris County offices No preambles here. This used to be a dead time in the city electoral cycle, as no one was allowed to fundraise until the January of the election year. That’s long … Continue reading
Two small updates on the CD18 race
From this Trib overview of the five candidates “with extensive elected experience” in the CD18 race: Since the candidate selection is internal within the party, there is no formal filing process for candidates and precinct chairs could theoretically choose anyone. … Continue reading
The election to nominate a candidate in CD18 has been set
Per an email that I got yesterday from the HCDP, the Executive Committee meeting of CD18 precinct chairs to fill the vacancy on the November ballot will be next Tuesday, August 13, at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, with the meeting … Continue reading
The potential candidates so far for CD18
The Chron lists a few, but I can and will tell you there are others. The campaign to replace the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in Congress is playing out behind the scenes, with potential candidates calling precinct chairs … Continue reading
We are starting to hear some names in CD18
The first potential candidate to publicly acknowledge an interest in CD18 is former Mayor Sylvester Turner. Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has confirmed with KHOU 11 News anchor Len Cannon that he is “seriously considering” a run for Congresswoman Sheila … Continue reading
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says she has pancreatic cancer
I wish her all the best for a full and speedy recovery. U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, the congresswoman shared in a Sunday statement on social media platform X. “My doctors have confirmed … Continue reading
January 2024 campaign finance reports – City of Houston
PREVIOUSLY: State offices Harris County offices Senate Congress I did a lot of posting before now on the city finance reports, so it’s probably best to summarize: 8 Day reports for Mayoral candidates 30 Day reports – that post was … Continue reading
Evaluating the polls
This year we got a set of polls for various Democratic primary races from the UH Hobby Center. Because of the nature of some of the races and the fact that we don’t usually get this kind of polling data, … Continue reading
Primary 2024 results: Democratic headlines
It’s going to be a late night and I have a couple of long days ahead of me, so I’m going to do some quick summaries based on what I now know, and will come back later to fill the … Continue reading
That other guy in CD18 drops out and endorses SJL
Obviously earth-shaking news. Robert Slater, the longshot candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the upcoming March primary, said he will suspend his campaign Sunday and endorse the incumbent congresswoman. Slater, a Houston chef and businessman, faced long odds … Continue reading
