Leticia Van de Putte

• 2014 Lite. Gov. Election Trial Ballot Patrick vs. Van de Putte (February 2014)

  Respondents were asked, "If the 2014 election for Governor were held today and the candidates were the Democrat Leticia Van de Putte and the Republican Dan Patrick, who would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?"

• 2014 Lite. Gov. Election Trial Ballot Dewhurst vs. Van de Putte (February 2014)

  Respondents were asked, "If the 2014 election for Governor were held today and the candidates were the Democrat Leticia Van de Putte and the Republican David Dewhurst, who would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?"

• 2014 Lite. Gov. Election Trial Ballot Staples vs. Van de Putte (February 2014)

  Respondents were asked, "If the 2014 election for Governor were held today and the candidates were the Democrat Leticia Van de Putte and the Republican Todd Staples, who would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?"

• 2014 Lite. Gov. Election Trial Ballot Patterson vs. Van de Putte (February 2014)

  Respondents were asked, "If the 2014 election for Governor were held today and the candidates were the Democrat Leticia Van de Putte and the Republican Jerry Patterson, who would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?"

• Leticia Van de Putte Favorability (February 2014)

  Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Leticia Van de Putte."

• Leticia Van de Putte Favorability (June 2014)

  Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Leticia Van de Putte."

• October 2014 UT/Texas Tribune Poll Finds Republican Candidates With Large Leads in Statewide Races

  October 22, 2014 | By: James Henson, PhD, Joshua Blank, PhD

  The October 2014 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found Republican candidates favored over Democratic candidates by substantial margins in several statewide general election contests, with the Republican gubernatorial candidate, Attorney General Greg Abbott, leading the Democratic candidate, state Senator Wendy Davis of Fort Worth, by a 16-point margin, 54 percent to 38 percent.  Six percent of likely voters chose Libertarian candidate Kathie Glass, and Green Candidate Brandon Parmer was the choice of 2 percent.

• Texas Lyceum Poll Finds Abbott Leading Davis 49-40 Among Likely Voters

  September 30, 2014 | By: James Henson, PhD

  The 2014 Texas Lyceum Poll finds Greg Abbott leading Wendy Davis 49%-40% among likely voters. Libertarian and Green Party candidates Kathie Glass and Brandon Parmer each garnered two points, and eight percent declined to choose a candidate. The poll was conducted from September 11-25, and had an overall sample size of 1000 respondents.  The trial ballot results were among a sub-group of 666 likely voters, and had a margin of error of +/- 3.80 percentage points.  

• 5 takeaways from TribuneFest

  September 24, 2014 | By: James Henson, PhD, Joshua Blank, PhD

  Given the high-level discourse that pervades The Texas Tribune Festival, it may seem uncouth to scrutinize the event in the context of polling. But it's a useful way to analyze what was happening onstage. 

• Women Through the Looking Glass

  November 21, 2013 | By: James Henson, PhD, Joshua Blank, PhD

  As a group, women have neither followed the March Hare to the Tea Party nor signed up for Wendy Davis’ trip to Wonderland, leaving the campaigns to ponder their place on the electoral chessboard.