# 2 New Polls’ Hispanic/Latino Voter Preferences Clash | USLege

> Two new polls from Emerson College and Telemundo reveal conflicting data on Hispanic and Latino voter preferences in the 2022 Texas elections.

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# 2 New Polls’ Hispanic/Latino Voter Preferences Clash

TXElects September 27, 2022

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Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke trails Gov. Greg Abbott, 50%-42%, according to a [new Emerson Coll. poll](https://web.archive.org/web/20220927100211/https://emersoncollegepolling.com/texas-2022-greg-abbott-leads-beto-orourke-by-eight-in-gubernatorial-election/). Independents favor Abbott, 44%-37%. The candidates have nearly equal but opposite favorability ratings: Abbott 55/43, O’Rourke 44/52.

Abbott leads O’Rourke among Hispanic/Latino voters, 46%-41%, a finding that runs counter to other recent polls, including a [new Telemundo poll](https://web.archive.org/web/20240624183402/https://media.telemundodallas.com/2022/09/TXHispanicVoterPollResults922.pdf) of Hispanic/Latino voters. That poll found O’Rourke leading Abbott, 54%-31%, among Hispanic/Latino voters.

**LTGOV (Lean R):** The Mike Collier (D) campaign released a new ad, “Stand Up to the Extremes,” in which he promises to “stand up to both parties if they’re soft on crime or securing the border.

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