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Texas GOP Closing In On Another Election Day Sweep

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R)

The biggest shakeup of Texas politics in decades is two weeks away.

As early voting begins Monday, little has changed since campaigns launched a year ago: Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott is still favored to become the next governor, George P. Bush is poised to win his political debut and Democrats remain longshots to break a 20-year losing streak in statewide races.

But it's an election that will be transformative if not dramatic. Every major statewide office is changing hands, which makes Nov. 4 the start of the biggest power shift in Texas government since at least 1990.

In two statewide races, Abbott maintains a comfortable lead in public polls over Democrat Wendy Davis, and Republican Dan Patrick remains a favorite over Leticia Van de Putte to become lieutenant governor.

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