Brian Kemp wins second term as Georgia governor, topping Stacey Abrams in rematch

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won a second term in Tuesday's midterm election, defeating Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams.

Kemp, a Republican, held a 300,000-plus vote advantage with 75% of precincts reporting, prompting an Abrams' concession. As of 11:10 p.m., Kemp held 54% of the vote in a three-way race that also included Libertarian Shane Hazel.

The Kemp-Abrams race was a rematch of 2018, an election Kemp won by approximately 55,000 votes. At that that time, the governor's post was an open seat because then-Gov. Nathan Deal was term limited.

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Kemp's victory means the Republicans will control all three levels of state government for at least two more years. The GOP retained the majority in both the Georgia House and the Georgia Senate in Tuesday's election.

Abrams' future is uncertain with the loss. She increased her public profile after her 2018 defeat, gaining notoriety as rising star in the Democratic Party. However, she declined to run for the U.S. Senate seat won by Raphael Warnock in 2020 and was not chosen by Joe Biden as a vice presidential running mate.

Now, she's lost two consecutive statewide elections.

This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Georgia Election Results: Brian Kemp wins GA governor seat