Latest poll: Ted Cruz, Donald Trump tied in Texas



Take a closer look at things you may not have known about Donald Trump. A new poll shows a tight race between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in Texas, with Marco Rubio a distant third.

Take a closer look at things you may not have known about Donald Trump. A new poll shows a tight race between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in Texas, with Marco Rubio a distant third. Photo: JIM WATSON, AFP/Getty Images Photo: JIM WATSON, AFP/Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Latest poll: Ted Cruz, Donald Trump tied in Texas 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

AUSTIN -- With just six days left before the Super Tuesday primary, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are tied in Texas, a new poll that marks the latest sampling of Lone Star voters showed Thursday.

Both held 32 percent support from GOP primary voters, according to the Texas Tegna poll conducted by television stations KHOU and WFAA.

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Marco Rubio placed a distant third in the poll, with 17 percent, and the remainder of the Republican field trailed in single digits: John Kasich at 6 percent and Ben Carson at 5, with the rest of the respondents saying they were still undecided.

In the race among Democrats, Hillary Clinton held a nearly 2-to-1 lead over Bernie Sanders, 61 percent to 32,

Cruz narrowly leads Trump among Texas's Hispanic/Latino population, 34 percent to 27 percent.

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Cruz has a wide lead over Trump among Texas evangelicals, 42 percent to 28 percent, and leads Trump 34 to 27 percent among Hispanics, according to the poll. Among Texans who identify as tea party conservatives, Cruz leads Trump 62 to 21 percent.

The survey also shows that Cruz leads in West Texas, but his margin of support is just three points ahead of Trump in East Texas, which includes Houston. Trump leads Cruz by 16 points among Republicans who identify themselves as moderate, and by 14 points among non-evangelical voters.

Trump also leads in North Texas.

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Conducted by SurveyUSA on February 21 and 22,the survey polled 1,750 likely and actual voters across the state by phone and online. It was completed before the Nevada Republican caucuses, but after the South Carolina Republican primary.

Trump finished first in both of those primaries.