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COMMENTARY: What Do the 2019 Elections Mean for 2020?

Dr. Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire ContributorNovember 22, 2019

While Democrats scored some gains, the Mississippi governor’s mansion is still in Republican hands. Mississippi has the largest concentration of Black people – 39 percent – of any state, but African Americans remain underrepresented among elected officials in Mississippi.

Abrams ends Georgia governor bid, says she’ll file lawsuit

By BILL BARROW and KATE BRUMBACKNovember 17, 2018

Democrat Stacey Abrams ended 10 days of post-election drama in Georgia’s closely watched and even more closely contested race for governor Friday, acknowledging Republican Brian Kemp as the victor while defiantly refusing to concede to the man she blamed for “gross mismanagement” of a bitterly fought election.