Parker, Sanchez lead in Harris County judge primaries, per UH poll

How it works: The Hobby School of Public Affairs poll, fielded Feb. 3-10, includes responses from about 4,000 registered voters and has a +/- 2.19% margin of error.

By the numbers: In the Democratic primary for Harris County judge, 46% of prospective voters polled said they intended to vote for former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, and 25% said they were supporting former Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer.

• 24% of voters polled said they were unsure who to support in the primary, and 5% said they'll pick political newcomer Matt Salazar.
• In the Republican primary, former Harris County treasurer Orlando Sanchez received 21% support from those polled, Houston firefighters union president Marty Lancton received 10% and Piney Point Village Mayor Aliza Dutt received 7%.

What they're saying: Mark Jones, a political science fellow at Rice University, said in a news release that the high percentage of undecided voters in both Republican and Democratic races means many elections will come down to the wire.

• "It isn't that voters have a negative view of the candidates but that they simply don't know much about them," Jones said.