The preliminary exit-poll results in Texas (which, again, will continue to update throughout the evening) shows good news so far for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. On a number of policy issues — including immigration and gun control — voters said they trust Abbott over his Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke. Meanwhile, 51 percent of the state’s voters say O’Rourke’s views are too extreme, compared with just 46 percent who said the same about the incumbent. Again, these results will update throughout the evening, but Abbott also seems to be doing quite well among independent voters in the state — 51 percent to 46 percent for O’Rourke — according to preliminarily exit-poll results. College-educated voters so far are narrowly going for Abbott, too: 50 percent to 48 percent.
