Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to lead Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the Senate Republican primary, though his lead is starting to shrink, according to a new survey from Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center.

Paxton leads Cornyn 44% to 39% with 17% of voters undecided. A poll in May had Paxton leading Cornyn by 9 points. In a three-way race with Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, Paxton leads Cornyn 35% to 30% with Hunt trailing at 22%, and 13% of voters undecided.

Other polls had shown Paxton with a double-digit lead, though a survey released by Emerson College last week had Cornyn leading Paxton 30% to 29%.

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