Republican Greg Abbott is pulling away from Democrat Wendy Davis in the race to replace Rick Perry as governor of Texas.

Poll results released Monday by Houston CBS affiliate KHOU and Houston Public Media show Abbott with a 15-point lead over Davis — his largest lead in the race since late August.

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