Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia, conceded to Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday but said she would continue to run for office.
After election night returns indicated that Abrams had lost to Kemp in a contest that was never close, she delivered a concession address.
She remarked, “Tonight, I am doing the appropriate thing. I am suspending my campaign for governor,” as reported by The Hill. Even though I am no longer running for governor of Georgia, I pledge to continue doing all in my ability to give the people of Georgia a voice.
Despite losing by a small margin in 2018, Abrams is remembered for refusing to publicly concede to Kemp because the election was rigged due to voter suppression. She refrained from making that assertion this time and instead focused on the future.
Despite not winning, she vowed to continue working toward making Georgia a better place. I may not have been able to win the governor’s house, but I still stand at a respectable height.
The races for governor between Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams and for the Senate seat between Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican opponent Herschel Walker have made Georgia a focal point of national attention this election year. The race was too close to call as early Wednesday morning, with Warnock holding a slim lead. As of this writing, Libertarian Chase Oliver is polling at 2.1%, so if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will face a battle in a runoff election on December 6.
If one party wins the Senate majority in Georgia, the other may lose it. As of Wednesday morning, it looked like each party had secured 48 seats, with Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, and Wisconsin still up for grabs.