SUGAR LAND, Texas, March 5 (UPI) -- Undecided voters could make the crucial difference for Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, in Tuesday's Republican primary election in the Lone Star State.
While DeLay has seldom faced GOP primary opposition in the 22 years since he was first elected, the former House majority leader's legal and ethical troubles could put his seat in jeopardy, The Washington Post reported.
In a Houston Chronicle poll conducted in January, 68 percent of respondents said they were undecided on a candidate in the GOP primary.
DeLay must secure more than 50 percent of the vote Tuesday to avoid an April 11 runoff with the next highest Republican vote-getter.
DeLay's GOP opponents include environmental attorney Tom Campbell, retired schoolteacher and oil industry credit manager Pat Baig and attorney Mike Fjetland.
Bob Stein, dean of social sciences at Rice University, told the Houston Chronicle that DeLay will likely win the primary because his opponents are dividing the anti-DeLay vote and "diluting any chance of defeating him."
