The acting secretary of state in Georgia announced Saturday that the results of the Nov. 6 general election were certified, confirming Republican Brian Kemp’s victory in the hotly contested governor’s race against Democrat Stacey Abrams.
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported Kemp led Abrams by 54,723 votes in the race, giving him a margin of victory of 1.4 percentage points.
Georgia Secretary of State Robyn Crittenden’s announcement comes a day after Abrams ended her campaign in the race, saying she saw “no legal path forward” against Kemp.
“I acknowledge that former Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be certified the victor in the 2018 gubernatorial election,” Abrams said while speaking to supporters on Friday.
“But to watch an elected official — who claims to represent the people of this state, baldly pin his hopes for election on the suppression of the people’s democratic right to vote — has been truly appalling,” she added. – READ MORE