The October 2011 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found Herman Cain edging Rick Perry by a point among those intending to vote in the 2012 Republican Primary, a statistical tie within the 4.93 percentage point margin of error for the subsample of 2012 GOP primary voters. Cain was chosen by 27% of the sample, Perry by 26%, Ron Paul by 12%, and Mitt Romney by 9%. Newt Gingrich was the choice of 8%, and Michele Bachmann was the choice of 2%. John Huntsman, Rick Santorum, and Gary Johnson each registered 1%. Eleven percent of registered don't know, and 1% another (unnamed) Republican candidate.

Results have been initially released by The Texas Tribune. Discussion of poll results and new graphics will be released and available at the Texas Politics Web prior to the start of the spring 2012 semester.