NEW YORK ¨C Republican Brian Kemp¡¯s campaign said on Wednesday he had won Georgia¡¯s high-profile governor¡¯s race, but Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams vowed not to concede until all ballots were counted.
¡°Simply put, it is mathematically impossible for Stacey Abrams to win or force a run-off election,¡± Kemp spokesman Cody Hall said in a statement Wednesday evening. ¡°Brian Kemp will now begin his transition as governor-elect of Georgia.¡±
Abrams, 44, is trying to become the first black woman elected governor of a U.S. state. Unofficial results from Tuesday¡¯s election showed Kemp leading by more than 60,000 votes and just over the 50 percent threshold he needs to avoid a runoff under Georgia state law.
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