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GOP candidate in Massachusetts gubernatorial race takes biggest lead yet

By Becket Adams

Published October 8, 2014 6:00pm ET

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GOP candidate in Massachusetts gubernatorial race takes biggest lead yet — Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates, Republican Charlie Baker and Democrat Martha Coakley, prepare at WBZ-TV studios in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 just prior to a televised debate. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) | Elise Amendola

Republican businessman and Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker has managed to pull ahead of his Democratic opponent, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, leading her in the polls 45-39, according to a new Emerson College/WGBH poll.

This marks Baker’s largest lead in any poll this year.

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