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The 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in a rematch. Abrams conceded on election night. [1] The primary occurred on May 24, 2022. [2]
No candidate in the open election on November 3 received the 50% required by Georgia law to avoid a runoff, a type of election colloquially known as a "jungle primary" [1] —Warnock received just 32.9% of the vote—and so a runoff election between Warnock and Loeffler was held on January 5, 2021, which Warnock won with 51% of the vote.
Vernon Angus Jones (born October 31, 1960) is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001 and from 2017 to 2021.. Between his periods in the Georgia House of Representatives, Jones was chief executive officer of DeKalb County from 2001 to 2009.
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Abrams lost a bid to Republican Brian Kemp in 2018 and rebuked what she said was a "rotten and rigged" election process.
Brian Porter Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is an American politician serving since 2019 as the 83rd governor of Georgia. [1] A member of the Republican Party, Kemp served as the state's 27th Secretary of State from 2010 to 2018, and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2003 to 2007.
In a primary season in which many of Trump's endorsements have proven pivotal, his effort against Gov. Brian Kemp is the most high-profile test. Georgia's Race for Governor Shows the Limits of ...