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Poll: GOP Gov. Greg Abbott with eight-point lead over Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke in Texas showdown

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With less than four weeks to go until November’s elections, Gov. Greg Abbott is maintaining his upper-single digit lead over Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke as the Republican governor runs for a third four-year term steering Texas.

Abbott tops O’Rourke 52%-44% among Texans who say they’ll definitely vote in this year’s election, according to a Marist Poll released on Wednesday.

The survey, conducted Oct. 3-6, indicates that O’Rourke holds a 10-point lead, 49%-39%, over the governor among independents.

But Marist Institute for Public Opinion director Lee Miringoff noted that "Gov. Abbott is advantaged by the fact that Republicans outnumber Democrats in the state, and more Republicans than Democrats definitely plan to vote… In order to pull off an upset, O’Rourke needs to bank on the greater enthusiasm of his supporters translating into a greater turnout among younger, independent, urban and suburban voters." Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O'Rourke holds a town hall in Waco, Texas, on Aug.

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