Brian Kemp Declared Winner in GA Governor Election, Defeating Stacey Abrams For a Second Time

Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp has been declared the winner of the 2022 election, defeating challenger Stacey Abrams for a second time.

BREAKING: Brian Kemp (R) wins #GAGov@DecisionDeskHQ projects.

— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) November 9, 2022

Abrams told MSNBC’s Joy Reid last night “Kemp is an exceptional voter suppressor, as is Brad Raffensperger, and that’s why we need everyone to show up.”

.@StaceyAbrams (D), candidate for #Georgia governor: "Brian Kemp is an exceptional voter suppressor, as is Brad Raffensperger, and that's why we need everyone to show up."

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— The ReidOut (@thereidout) November 8, 2022

One Twitter user wondered if Abrams would again claim that she actually won the election. “Stacey Abrams just lost to Kemp. Election denial is fine again.”

Stacey Abrams just lost to Kemp. Election denial is fine again.

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 9, 2022

Fox News’ Newt Gingrich said in a tweet, “President Trump called for voters to vote for both Governor Kemp and Governor DeSantis.”

“This is a mark of a true party and national leader,” Gingrich added.

President Trump called for voters to vote for both Governor Kemp and Governor DeSantis. This is a mark of a true party and national leader.

— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) November 8, 2022

Abrams had declared in a tweet this morning, “My name is Stacey Abrams and I intend to be the next governor of the great state of Georgia.”

My name is Stacey Abrams and I intend to be the next governor of the great state of Georgia.

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 8, 2022