Abrams Loses Bid to Become Georgia’s First Black Governor
November 10, 2022
Democratic nominee for Governor in Georgia, Stacey Abrams, 48, lost her bid to become the first Black female governor in the nation’s history. With 84 % of the votes counted, incumbent Governor Brian Kemp, 59, crossed the 50% + 1 voter threshold, receiving 54.1% of the vote to Abrams’s 45.2%.