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Public Opinion Context for the One and Only Texas Gubernatorial Debate
September 30, 2022 | By: Jim Henson, Joshua Blank

The gubernatorial debate between incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto ORourke in McAllen, Texas is likely to be the only time the two candidates will share a stage in the 2022 campaign. The University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll has been exploring Texas attitudes related to the candidates and the broader context of the election over the last year, and got into extensive detail in our most recent poll, which was conducted from August 26-September 6.


To provide context for tonight’s debate, we’ve gathered several results that illustrate how Texans view each of the candidates, their comparative levels of trust on the major issues emerging in the campaign, and more. This post is built for browsing – readers can use the links below to jump to subjects in the post that most interest them, or just graze through the results. All of the results from the last UT/Texas Politics Project Poll are on our latest poll page. You can review all of the public polls, with links to individual poll results, using our Texas 2022 Gubernatorial Poll Tracker.

The debate will be carried on Nexstar stations in Texas, and streamed at various sites.

Vote Intention
Favorability Ratings of Abbott and O'Rourke
Issue Salience
Trust on selected issues
Greg Abbott Job Approval Trends

 

Vote Intention

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Favorability Ratings of Abbott and O'Rourke

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Issue Salience

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Candidate trust on key issues

Trust on immigration / border security...

Trust on the state economy...

Trust on abortion...

Trust on gun violence...

​Greg Abbott Job Approval Trends

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