2018 Georgia gubernatorial election#Democratic primary

• Brian Kemp, Secretary of State of Georgia and candidate for Agriculture Commissioner in 2006{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/03/31/georgia-2018-brian-kemp-enters-race-for-governor/|title=Georgia 2018: Brian Kemp enters race for governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=March 31, 2017|archive-date=March 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331142417/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/03/31/georgia-2018-brian-kemp-enters-race-for-governor/|url-status=live}}

• Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/04/29/georgia-2018-cagle-launches-governor-campaign-with-pledge-to-add-500k-jobs/|title=Georgia 2018: Cagle launches governor campaign with pledge to add 500k jobs|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=April 29, 2017|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429223910/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/04/29/georgia-2018-cagle-launches-governor-campaign-with-pledge-to-add-500k-jobs/|url-status=live}}

• Hunter Hill, former state senator{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/04/25/georgia-2018-republican-hunter-hill-will-run-for-governor/|title=Republican Hunter Hill will run for governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2017|archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425192837/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/04/25/georgia-2018-republican-hunter-hill-will-run-for-governor/|url-status=live}}
• Clay Tippins, consulting firm executive and retired Navy SEAL{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/08/10/a-fifth-prominent-republican-could-enter-georgia-governor-race/|title=A fifth Republican could enter Georgia governor race|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=August 10, 2017|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810115959/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/08/10/a-fifth-prominent-republican-could-enter-georgia-governor-race/|url-status=live}}
• Michael Williams, state senator{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/01/georgia-2018-pro-trump-loyalist-michael-williams-enters-governor-race/|title=Pro-Trump loyalist Michael Williams enters governor race|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=June 2, 2017|access-date=June 2, 2017|archive-date=June 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601223115/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/01/georgia-2018-pro-trump-loyalist-michael-williams-enters-governor-race/|url-status=live}}

• Marc Alan Urbach, journalist, former teacher and write-in candidate for president of the United States in 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/dunwoody-resident-running-for-governor/article_fa7a69b0-7edb-11e7-9f22-630784df5cc7.html|title=Dunwoody resident running for governor|work=Marietta Daily Journal|last=Catts|first=Everett|date=August 12, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151727/https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/dunwoody-resident-running-for-governor/article_fa7a69b0-7edb-11e7-9f22-630784df5cc7.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/georgia-gubernatorial-candidate-marc-urbach-withdraws-from-race/article_1b1855ce-4dd0-11e8-a3bf-bb9ede41997d.html|title=Georgia gubernatorial candidate Marc Urbach withdraws from race|last=Soriano|first=Ashley|work=The Red and Black|access-date=2018-05-04|language=en|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151651/https://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/georgia-gubernatorial-candidate-marc-urbach-withdraws-from-race/article_1b1855ce-4dd0-11e8-a3bf-bb9ede41997d.html|url-status=live}}

• Nick Ayers, political strategist and chief of staff to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/nick-ayers-mike-pence-adviser-georgia-governor-race-236926|work=Politico|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=April 5, 2017|first=Shane|last=Goldmacher|title=Pence adviser Nick Ayers eyes run for Georgia governor|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151800/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/nick-ayers-mike-pence-adviser-georgia-governor-race-236926|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/29/georgia-2018-nick-ayers-is-not-running-for-governor/|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=June 30, 2017|first=Greg|last=Bluestein|title=Georgia 2018: Nick Ayers is not running for governor|archive-date=June 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629195954/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/29/georgia-2018-nick-ayers-is-not-running-for-governor/|url-status=live}}
• Burt Jones, state senator{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/01/02/georgias-next-governor-who-could-be-running-in-2018/|title=Georgia's next governor: Who could be running in 2018|date=January 2, 2017|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|author=Bluestein, Greg|access-date=May 10, 2017|archive-date=May 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503211831/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/01/02/georgias-next-governor-who-could-be-running-in-2018/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/05/08/georgia-2018-burt-jones-wont-run-for-higher-office/|title=Burt Jones won't run for higher office|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=May 8, 2017|access-date=May 10, 2017|archive-date=May 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510231759/http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/05/08/georgia-2018-burt-jones-wont-run-for-higher-office/|url-status=live}}
• Josh McKoon, state senator (running for Secretary of State){{cite web|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/election/article140555048.html|title=Sen. Josh McKoon leaves door open for possible run for Georgia governor|work=Ledger-Enquirer|last=Williams|first=Chuck|date=March 24, 2017|access-date=March 31, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151706/https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/election/article140555048.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-religious-liberty-senator-joins-secretary-state-race/DFPIbKXuK0SUTP2RmaJfuN/|title=Georgia's "religious liberty" senator joins Secretary of State race|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Salzer|first=James|date=July 6, 2017|access-date=July 6, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105145316/https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-religious-liberty-senator-joins-secretary-state-race/DFPIbKXuK0SUTP2RmaJfuN/|url-status=live}}
• David Perdue, U.S. Senator{{cite web|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/trump-victory-scrambles-the-field-for-2018-georgia/ns6y8/|title=Trump victory scrambles the field for 2018 Georgia governor's race|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=November 13, 2016|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=November 15, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114180249/http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/trump-victory-scrambles-the-field-for-2018-georgia/ns6y8/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://kylewingfield.blog.myajc.com/2017/04/14/opinion-david-perdue-on-2018-not-running-nor-seeking-a-candidate/|title=David Perdue on 2018: Not running, nor seeking a candidate|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Wingfield|first=Kyle|date=April 14, 2017|access-date=April 14, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415104100/http://kylewingfield.blog.myajc.com/2017/04/14/opinion-david-perdue-on-2018-not-running-nor-seeking-a-candidate/|url-status=live}}
• Sonny Perdue, United States Secretary of Agriculture and former governor{{cite web|url=http://www.11alive.com/news/local/is-former-gov-sonny-perdue-pondering-another-run/311384983|title=Is former Gov. Sonny Perdue pondering another run?|work=WXIA-TV|last=Richards|first=Doug|date=August 30, 2016|access-date=September 23, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Tom Price, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and former U.S. Representative{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/06/29/evidence-that-tom-price-might-be-mulling-a-2018-race-for-governor/|title=Evidence that Tom Price might be mulling a 2018 race for governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=June 29, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630172938/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/06/29/evidence-that-tom-price-might-be-mulling-a-2018-race-for-governor/|url-status=live}}
• David Ralston, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/03/08/david-ralston-doesnt-say-yes-doesnt-say-no-to-bid-for-governor-in-2018/|title=David Ralston doesn't say yes, doesn't say no to bid for governor in 2018|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Gould Sheinin|first=Aaron|date=March 8, 2017|access-date=March 31, 2017|archive-date=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401060314/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/03/08/david-ralston-doesnt-say-yes-doesnt-say-no-to-bid-for-governor-in-2018/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/07/26/david-ralston-wont-join-the-race-for-governor-but-hell-try-to-define-it/|title=David Ralston won't join the race for governor — but he'll try to define it|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Galloway|first=Jim|date=July 26, 2017|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811224241/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/07/26/david-ralston-wont-join-the-race-for-governor-but-hell-try-to-define-it/|url-status=live}}
• Lynn Westmoreland, former U.S. Representative{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/01/07/lynn-westmoreland-says-he-wont-seek-re-election/|title=Lynn Westmoreland says he won't seek re-election, considering run for governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last1=Galloway|first1=Jim|last2=Malloy|first2=Daniel|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=June 2, 2016|archive-date=June 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613184734/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/01/07/lynn-westmoreland-says-he-wont-seek-re-election/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/05/24/georgia-2018-lynn-westmoreland-is-not-running-for-governor/|title=Lynn Westmoreland is NOT running for governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=May 24, 2017|access-date=May 25, 2017|archive-date=May 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526190720/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/05/24/georgia-2018-lynn-westmoreland-is-not-running-for-governor/|url-status=live}}

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Governors

• Nathan Deal, governor of Georgia{{cite web|url=https://www.covnews.com/news/election2018/gov-deal-endorses-cagle-governor/|title=Gov. Deal endorses Cagle for governor|work=The Covington News|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718105303/https://www.covnews.com/news/election2018/gov-deal-endorses-cagle-governor/|url-status=live}}

U.S. senators

• Saxby Chambliss (former){{cite web|url=https://caseycagle.com/cagle-announces-500-endorsements/|title=Cagle announces 500 endorsements|work=Casey Cagle|date=May 19, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

U.S. representatives

• Phil Gingrey (former)
• Jack Kingston (former)
• Lindsay Thomas (former){{cite web|url=http://caseycagle.com/cagle-announces-wave-of-support-in-southeast-georgia/|title=Cagle announces wave of support in Southeast Georgia|work=Casey Cagle|date=August 1, 2017|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903211936/http://caseycagle.com/cagle-announces-wave-of-support-in-southeast-georgia/|url-status=live}}
• Lynn Westmoreland (former){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CaseyCagle/status/996764751014367238|title=Casey Cagle on Twitter|access-date=May 17, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151750/https://twitter.com/CaseyCagle/status/996764751014367238|url-status=live}}

State senators

• John Albers, state senator{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/georgia/roswell/sen-albers-endorses-casey-cagle-governors-race|title=Sen. Albers endorses Casey Cagle in governor's race|author=Dixon, Kristal|publisher=Patch Roswell|date=April 25, 2018|access-date=May 8, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151807/https://patch.com/georgia/roswell/sen-albers-endorses-casey-cagle-governors-race|url-status=live}}
• Lee Anderson, state senator
• Brandon Beach, state senator
• C. Ellis Black, state senator
• Matt Brass, state senator
• Dean Burke, state senator
• Mike Dugan, state senator
• Frank Ginn, state senator
• Tim Golden, former state senator
• Steve Gooch, state senator{{cite web|url=https://caseycagle.com/forsyth-county-leaders-endorse-cagle-for-governor/|title=Forsyth County leaders endorse Cagle for Governor|work=Casey Cagle|date=June 8, 2018|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140903/https://caseycagle.com/forsyth-county-leaders-endorse-cagle-for-governor/|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}
• Tyler Harper, state senator
• Jack Hill, state senator
• Chuck Hufstetler, state senator
• Burt Jones, state senator
• John Kennedy, state senator
• Greg Kirk, state senator
• Kay Kirkpatrick, state senator
• P.K. Martin, state senator
• Fran Millar, state senator
• Butch Miller, state senator
• Jeff Mullis, state senator{{cite web|url=https://www.georgiapol.com/2017/06/22/cagle-announces-endorsements-northwest-georgia/|title=Cagle Announces Endorsements in Northwest Georgia|work=georgiapol.com|date=June 22, 2017|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151655/https://www.georgiapol.com/2017/06/22/cagle-announces-endorsements-northwest-georgia/|url-status=live}}
• Jack Murphy, former state senator
• Jesse Stone, state senator
• Larry Walker III, state senator
• Ben Watson, state senator
• John Wilkinson, state senator
• Renee Unterman, state senator

State representatives

• John Deffenbaugh, state representative
• Dewayne Hill, state representative
• Marc Morris, state representative
• Ron Stephens, state representative

Individuals

• Steve Forbes{{cite web|url=https://caseycagle.com/business-leader-steve-forbes-endorses-cagle-for-governor/|title=Business leader Steve Forbes endorses Cagle for governor|work=Casey Cagle|date=June 8, 2018|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141614/https://caseycagle.com/business-leader-steve-forbes-endorses-cagle-for-governor/|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}

Organizations

• National Rifle Association of America{{cite web|url=https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20180413/nra-endorses-cagle-for-governor-shafer-for-lt-governor|title=NRA Endorses Cagle for Governor Shafer for Lt. Governor|work=NRA Political Victory Fund|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=April 24, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151658/https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20180413/nra-endorses-cagle-for-governor-shafer-for-lt-governor|url-status=live}}

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U.S. senators

• Ted Cruz, United States Senator from Texas{{cite web|url=https://www.votehunterhill.com/single-post/2018/05/08/TED-CRUZ-ENDORSES-HUNTER-HILL|title=Ted Cruz endorses Hunter Hill|date=May 8, 2018|access-date=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509075505/https://www.votehunterhill.com/single-post/2018/05/08/TED-CRUZ-ENDORSES-HUNTER-HILL|archive-date=May 9, 2018|url-status=dead}}

State representatives

• Michael Caldwell, state representative{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/michaelcaldwell/status/997492883900026880|title=I could not be more excited to support @votehunterhill for Governor, @GeoffDuncanGA for Lt. Governor and @buzzbrockway for Secretary of State. Please consider these great, Conservative Georgians when you hit the ballot box today and Tuesday! #gapol #gahouse #gagop #gop|work=Twitter|author=Michael Caldwell|access-date=May 19, 2018|archive-date=June 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602182947/https://twitter.com/michaelcaldwell/status/997492883900026880|url-status=live}}
• Wes Cantrell, state representative{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/wcantrell/status/995035320306552834|title=Thank You @CherokeeTribune for publishing my editorial on why Georgians should vote for @votehunterhill as our next governor. Check it out!|work=Twitter|author=Wes Cantrell|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151658/https://twitter.com/wcantrell/status/995035320306552834|url-status=live}}

U.S. representatives

• Barry Loudermilk (GA-11)

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State representatives

• Allen Peake, state representative{{cite web|url=https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/allen-peake-and-the-state-capitol-drug-ring-that-more/QfDaKrdq9IUWPuTMqGUDAN/|title=Allen Peake and the state Capitol drug ring that is no more|author=Galloway, Jim|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=March 31, 2018|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510051324/https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/allen-peake-and-the-state-capitol-drug-ring-that-more/QfDaKrdq9IUWPuTMqGUDAN/|url-status=live}}

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| title = Michael Williams

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Individuals

• Duane Chapman, better known as "Dog the Bounty Hunter"{{cite web|url=https://www.forsythnews.com/local/state-government/dog-bounty-hunter-endorses-williams-governor-bid/|title=Dog the Bounty Hunter endorses Williams for governor bid|work=Forsyth County News|last=Whitmire|first=Kelly|date=July 4, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151757/https://www.forsythnews.com/local/state-government/dog-bounty-hunter-endorses-williams-governor-bid/|url-status=live}}
• Darrell C. Scott, co-founder, National Diversity Coalition for Trump{{cite web|url=https://williamsgeorgia.com/endorsement-darrell-scott/|title=Michael Williams receives endorsement from member of President Trump's transition team|date=February 13, 2018|access-date=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517094556/https://williamsgeorgia.com/endorsement-darrell-scott/|archive-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}
• Roger Stone, political consultant and Donald Trump advisor{{cite web|url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/trump-advisor-roger-stone-stumps-for-williams-gubernatorial-campaign-in/article_6bd3fbc7-fbcb-5148-9b7f-be616d0f3bc5.html|title=Trump advisor Roger Stone stumps for Williams' gubernatorial campaign in Peachtree Corners|work=Gwinnett Daily Post|last=Yeomans|first=Curt|date=August 11, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151746/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/trump-advisor-roger-stone-stumps-for-williams-gubernatorial-campaign-in/article_6bd3fbc7-fbcb-5148-9b7f-be616d0f3bc5.html|url-status=live}}

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[[File:Georgia gubernatorial Republican primary, 2018.svg|thumb|250px|Initial primary results by county:

{{legend|#e27f90|Cagle—50–60%}}

{{legend|#f2b3be|Cagle—40–50%}}

{{legend|#ffccd0|Cagle—<40%}}

{{legend|#ffccaa|Kemp—<40%}}

{{legend|#ffb380|Kemp—40–50%}}

{{legend|#ff9955ff|Kemp—50–60%}}

{{legend|#b6ffa8|Hill—<40%}}

{{legend|#656565|Tie}}

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| title = Republican primary results{{cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/74658/Web02-state.200881/#/cid/20010|title=General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election|work=Georgia Secretary of State|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105145332/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/74658/Web02-state.200881/#/cid/20010|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/22/us/elections/results-georgia-primary-elections.html|title=Georgia Primary Election Results|work=The New York Times|date=May 22, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726085105/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/22/us/elections/results-georgia-primary-elections.html|url-status=live |last1=Almukhtar |first1=Sarah |last2=Bloch |first2=Matthew |last3=Lee |first3=Jasmine C. }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Casey Cagle

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 236,987

| percentage = 38.95

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brian Kemp

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 155,189

| percentage = 25.51

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Hunter Hill

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 111,464

| percentage = 18.32

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Clay Tippins

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 74,182

| percentage = 12.19

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Williams

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 29,619

| percentage = 4.87

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eddie Hayes

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 939

| percentage = 0.15

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 608,380

| percentage = 100

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Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp advanced to a runoff on July 24, 2018, since neither candidate amassed over 50% of the vote in the May 22 primary.{{cite web|url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G18/GA|title=Georgia 2018 General Election|website=thegreenpapers.com|access-date=June 4, 2018|archive-date=May 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522183814/http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G18/GA|url-status=live}} On July 18, 2018, President Trump tweeted his support for Kemp, and Vice President Pence traveled to Georgia to campaign with him on July 20, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/vp-mike-pence-stumps-for-brian-kemp-on-saturday-in-macon/85-575440842|title=VP Mike Pence stumps for Brian Kemp on Saturday in Macon|date=July 19, 2018 |access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151658/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/vp-mike-pence-stumps-for-brian-kemp-on-saturday-in-macon/85-575440842|url-status=live}}

Brian Kemp easily won the runoff by nearly 40 points despite the latest polls having him up by no more than 18. Cagle won only two counties, Monroe and Stephens.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/24/us/elections/results-georgia-primary-runoff-elections.html|title=Georgia Primary Runoff Election Results|first=Sarah|last=Almukhtar|work=The New York Times |date=July 24, 2018 |access-date=July 26, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151749/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/24/us/elections/results-georgia-primary-runoff-elections.html|url-status=live}}

[[File:Georgia gubernatorial Republican runoff primary, 2018.svg|thumb|250px|Runoff results by county:

{{legend|#aa0000|Kemp—80–90%}}

{{legend|#d40000|Kemp—70–80%}}

{{legend|#cc2f4a|Kemp—60–70%}}

{{legend|#e27f90|Kemp—50–60%}}

{{legend|#ff9955|Cagle—50–60%}}

{{legend|#ff7f2a|Cagle—60–70%}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brian Kemp

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 408,595

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| candidate = Casey Cagle

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 179,712

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• Stacey Abrams, former state representative and former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/03/georgia-2018-stacey-abrams-runs-to-be-states-first-black-governor/|title=Stacey Abrams runs to be state's first black governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=June 3, 2017|access-date=June 3, 2017|archive-date=June 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603111650/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/03/georgia-2018-stacey-abrams-runs-to-be-states-first-black-governor/|url-status=live}}

• Stacey Evans, attorney and former state representative{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/05/25/georgia-2018-stacey-evans-launches-a-hope-themed-campaign-for-governor/|title=Stacey Evans launches a HOPE-themed campaign for governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=May 25, 2017|access-date=May 25, 2017|archive-date=May 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525115502/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/05/25/georgia-2018-stacey-evans-launches-a-hope-themed-campaign-for-governor/|url-status=live}}

• John Barrow, former U.S. Representative (running for Secretary of State){{cite web|url=http://insideradvantage.com/2015/11/13/2018-gubernatorial-candidates-in-the-making/|title=2018 Gubernatorial Candidates in the Making|work=InsiderAdvantage|last=Evans|first=Randy|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=September 24, 2016|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151701/http://insideradvantage.com/2015/11/13/2018-gubernatorial-candidates-in-the-making/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/09/25/barrow-aims-for-a-political-comeback-with-bid-for-georgia-statewide-office/|title=John Barrow aims for comeback with bid for Georgia secretary of state|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=September 25, 2017|archive-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925225858/http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/09/25/barrow-aims-for-a-political-comeback-with-bid-for-georgia-statewide-office/|url-status=live}}
• Jason Carter, former state senator, nominee for governor in 2014 and grandson of former President Jimmy Carter{{cite news|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/jason-carter-rules-out-bid-for-georgia-governor-2018/bDxoNtSAeVBmOg6lGyDqWK/|title=Jason Carter rules out bid for Georgia governor in 2018|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=June 1, 2017|archive-date=June 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603181442/http://www.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/jason-carter-rules-out-bid-for-georgia-governor-2018/bDxoNtSAeVBmOg6lGyDqWK/|url-status=live}}
• Kasim Reed, former mayor of Atlanta{{cite web|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/race-for-georgia-governor-takes-shape-three-years-/nnYYJ/|title=Race for Georgia governor takes shape three years out|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=September 6, 2015|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=June 2, 2016|archive-date=May 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527162347/http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/race-for-georgia-governor-takes-shape-three-years-/nnYYJ/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/qa-mayor-kasim-reed-on-second-term-goals-fatherhood-and-the-future-of-turner-field/|title=Q&A: Mayor Kasim Reed on second-term goals, fatherhood, and the future of Turner Field|work=Atlanta Magazine|last=Fennessy|first=Steve|date=September 21, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2016|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151755/https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/qa-mayor-kasim-reed-on-second-term-goals-fatherhood-and-the-future-of-turner-field/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/05/23/kasim-reed-i-think-ive-got-another-campaign-in-me/|title=Kasim Reed: 'I think I've got another campaign in me'|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=June 2, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528191137/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/05/23/kasim-reed-i-think-ive-got-another-campaign-in-me/|url-status=live}}
• Teresa Tomlinson, Mayor of Columbus{{cite web|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/election/article144144639.html|title=Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson weighs run for governor, secretary of state|work=Ledger-Enquirer|last=Williams|first=Chuck|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105145331/https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/election/article144144639.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article149669354.html|title=Mayor Teresa Tomlinson makes decision on running for 2018 statewide office|work=Ledger-Enquirer|last=Williams|first=Chuck|date=May 10, 2017|access-date=May 10, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105145319/https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article149669354.html|url-status=live}}
• Sally Yates, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/01/31/do-democrats-have-a-candidate-for-governor-in-sally-yates/|title=Do Democrats have a candidate for governor in Sally Yates?|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=February 1, 2017|archive-date=January 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131170134/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/01/31/do-democrats-have-a-candidate-for-governor-in-sally-yates/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/03/29/kasim-reed-is-hopeful-sally-yates-runs-for-governor/|title=Kasim Reed is 'hopeful' Sally Yates runs for governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=March 29, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2017|archive-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402070121/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/03/29/kasim-reed-is-hopeful-sally-yates-runs-for-governor/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/332847-dems-want-yates-for-governor-race/|title=Dems want Yates for governor race|work=The Hill|last=Kamisar|first=Ben|date=May 11, 2017|access-date=May 11, 2017|archive-date=May 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511141656/http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/332847-dems-want-yates-for-governor-race|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/16/sally-yates-no-georgia-governor-238445|title=Sally Yates says she won't run for Georgia governor|work=Politico|last=Conway|first=Madeline|date=May 16, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151706/https://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/16/sally-yates-no-georgia-governor-238445|url-status=live}}

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Federal politicians

• Cory Booker, U.S. Senator (D-NJ){{cite tweet |author=Cory Booker|author-link=Cory Booker |user=CoryBooker|number=896185399307063297 |date=August 11, 2017 | title= I proudly support Stacey Abrams, a Governor for all of Georgia.}}
• Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator (D-CA){{cite web|last1=Sands|first1=Darren|title=Kamala Harris Endorses Stacey Abrams For Georgia Governor|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/darrensands/stacey-abrams-kamala-harris|website=BuzzFeed|language=en|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=May 2, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151859/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/stacey-abrams-kamala-harris|url-status=live}}
• Hank Johnson, U.S. Representative (D-GA){{Cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/in-the-tense-georgia-democratic-primary-stacey-abrams-made |title=In The Tense Georgia Democratic Primary, Stacey Abrams Made A Hard Appeal For Black Lawmakers' Support |last=Sands |first=Darren |date=2018-03-17 |work=BuzzFeed News |access-date=2019-05-31 |language=en |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151839/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/in-the-tense-georgia-democratic-primary-stacey-abrams-made |url-status=live }}
• John Lewis, U.S. Representative (D-GA) and prominent civil rights movement leader{{cite web |url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/07/24/john-lewis-endorses-stacey-abrams-gubernatorial-bid/ |title=Georgia 2018: John Lewis endorses Stacey Abrams' bid for Governor |publisher=AJC.com |author=Tamar Hallerman |date=July 24, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730122757/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/07/24/john-lewis-endorses-stacey-abrams-gubernatorial-bid/ |url-status=live }}
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (I-VT){{cite web|last1=Bluestein|first1=Greg|title=Georgia 2018: Abrams nabs Bernie Sanders' endorsement|url=https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-2018-abrams-nabs-bernie-sanders-endorsement/rY6s0vArlOGJwDx2gaWtcK/|website=politics.myajc|language=en|date=May 17, 2018|access-date=May 18, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151739/https://www.ajc.com/politics/|url-status=live}}
• David Scott, U.S. Representative (D-GA){{cite web |url=http://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/west_georgia/douglas-congressman-endorses-abrams-in-governor-s-race/article_82001cd8-8993-11e7-b652-7ffc4d1cedcc.html |title=Douglas congressman endorses Abrams in 2018 governor's race |publisher=MDJOnline.com |author=Tom Spigolon |date=August 25, 2017 |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151801/https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/west_georgia/douglas-congressman-endorses-abrams-in-governor-s-race/article_82001cd8-8993-11e7-b652-7ffc4d1cedcc.html |url-status=live}}

Statewide and local politicians

• Kimberly Alexander, state representative
• Tonya Anderson, state senator{{cite web|title=Support for Stacey {{!}} Stacey Abrams for Governor|url=https://staceyabrams.com/support/|website=Stacey Abrams for Governor|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-date=October 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016024246/https://staceyabrams.com/support/|url-status=live}}
• Debra Bazemore, state representative
• Sharon Beasley-Teague, state representative
• Karen Bennett, state representative
• Rhonda Burnough, state representative
• Darrel Bush Ealum, state representative
• Park Cannon, state representative
• Gail Davenport, state senator
• Pam Dickerson, state representative
• Gloria Frazier, state representative
• Carl Gilliard, state representative
• Andrew Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee, Florida; candidate for governor in 2018{{cite tweet|number=999097650950664194|user=AndrewGillum|title=Tomorrow, all across America, little girls who look like mine will wake up to a country where they can be anything, including a Governor. Congratulations to my dear friend @staceyabrams! What a victory. Onto November!|date=May 22, 2018|first=Andrew|last=Gillum|access-date=May 24, 2018}}
• J. Craig Gordon, state representative
• Ed Harbison, state senator
• Carolyn Hugley, state representative
• Brenda Lopez, state representative
• Pedro Marin, state representative
• Dewey McClain, state representative
• Howard Mosby, state representative
• Nan Orrock, state senator
• Miriam Paris, state representative
• Sam Park, state representative
• Dexter Sharper, state representative
• Pam Stephenson, state representative
• Al Williams, state representative

Individuals

• Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
• Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee for president, former Secretary of State, former Senator from New York, former First Lady of the United States{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/998668232356704256|title=Today, @HillaryClinton endorsed our people-powered campaign to move Georgia forward. Thank you, Hillary Clinton, for your support and for helping us get out the vote before Tuesday's election. United, we will win tomorrow – and turn Georgia blue in November.|author=Stacey Abrams|work=Twitter|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105155203/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/998668232356704256|url-status=live}}
• Wendy Davis, former Texas state senator and nominee for governor in Texas in 2014{{cite web |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/3/1686128/-GA-Gov-Wendy-Davis-D-TX-Endorses-Stacey-Abrams-D-For-Governor |title=GA-Gov: Wendy Davis (D. TX) Endorses Stacey Abrams (D) For Governor |publisher=Daily Kos |date=August 3, 2017 |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151724/https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/3/1686128/-GA-Gov-Wendy-Davis-D-TX-Endorses-Stacey-Abrams-D-For-Governor |url-status=live }}
• Will Ferrell, comedian and actor{{cite web|url=https://www.mdjonline.com/elections/will-ferrell-to-stump-for-abrams-near-ksu/article_751075ea-d933-11e8-92df-0bda55480989.html|title=Will Ferrell to stump for Abrams near KSU|publisher=Stacey Abrams|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151712/https://www.mdjonline.com/elections/will-ferrell-to-stump-for-abrams-near-ksu/article_751075ea-d933-11e8-92df-0bda55480989.html|url-status=live}}
• Valerie Jarrett, former Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs{{cite web|title=GA-Gov: Former Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett Goes All In For Stacey Abrams' (D) Campaign|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/30/1753332/-GA-Gov-Former-Obama-Senior-Advisor-Valerie-Jarrett-Goes-All-In-For-Stacey-Abrams-D-Campaign|website=Daily Kos|date=March 30, 2018|access-date=April 1, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151803/https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/30/1753332/-GA-Gov-Former-Obama-Senior-Advisor-Valerie-Jarrett-Goes-All-In-For-Stacey-Abrams-D-Campaign|url-status=live}}
• Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State and nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri in 2016{{cite tweet |author=Jason Kander|author-link=Jason Kander |user=JasonKander|number=871715219415945217 |date=June 5, 2017 |title=My friend @staceyabrams is one of the smartest people I've ever met and I'm so excited to support her bid to be Georgia's next Governor.}}
• Rev. Joseph Lowery, prominent civil movement leader and United Methodist Church minister{{cite web |url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/08/21/civil-rights-icon-backs-abrams-in-georgia-governor-race/ |title=Civil rights icon backs Abrams in Georgia governor race |publisher=AJC.com |author=Greg Bluestein |date=August 21, 2017 |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826161040/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/08/21/civil-rights-icon-backs-abrams-in-georgia-governor-race/ |url-status=live}}
• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/03/obama-urges-georgians-reject-gop-lies-by-voting-abrams-other-democrats/|title=Obama urges Georgians to reject GOP 'lies' by voting for Abrams and other Democrats|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=November 4, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151820/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/03/obama-urges-georgians-reject-gop-lies-by-voting-abrams-other-democrats/|url-status=live}}
• Nina Turner, president of Our Revolution and former Ohio state senator{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/stacey.abrams.77/videos/653252258200706/|title=My friend Nina Turner, former Ohio State Senator, is here to tell you why she's on #TeamAbrams|publisher=Stacey Abrams|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=October 9, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151713/https://www.facebook.com/stacey.abrams.77/videos/653252258200706/|url-status=live}}
• Oprah Winfrey, media mogul and talk show host{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/politics/oprah-stacey-abrams-call-to-vote/index.html|title=Stumping for Abrams, Oprah makes impassioned plea for turnout|work=CNN|access-date=November 4, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151713/https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/politics/oprah-stacey-abrams-call-to-vote/index.html|url-status=live}}

Labor unions

• American Federation of Government Employees District 5{{cite web|last1=Kelley|first1=Everett|title=AFGE {{!}} AFGE District 5 Endorses Stacey Abrams for Georgia Governor|url=https://www.afge.org/publication/afge-district-5-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-georgia-governor/|website=afge.org|publisher=American Federation of Government Employees|date=February 21, 2018|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151734/https://afge.okta.com/login/login.htm?fromURI=%2Fapp%2Ftemplate_wsfed%2Fsso%2Fwsfed%2Fpassive%3Fwa%3Dwsignin1.0%26wtrealm%3Durn%253aokta%253aapp%253aexk17l2zic44fHAM41d8%26wctx%3Drm%253d0%2526id%253dpassive%2526ru%253d%25252fpublication%25252fafge-district-5-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-georgia-governor%25252f%26wct%3D2021-01-05T15%253a17%253a29Z|url-status=live}}
• Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL–CIO{{cite tweet |author=Stacey Abrams|author-link=Stacey Abrams |user=StaceyAbrams|number=904849136591265793 |title=Honored to have the support of @BldgTrdsUnions, @IBEW613ATLANTA, IUOE Local 926, @RWDSU SE Council – unions building GA's future #LaborWorks}}
• Georgia Association of Educators{{cite web|last1=Chapman|first1=Sid|title=Educators endorse Stacey Abrams for Georgia's next governor|url=https://t.e2ma.net/message/us0vod/qdyk1o|website=t.e2ma.net|date=March 7, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Georgia State AFL–CIO{{cite web |url=http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/10/20/georgia-2018-prominent-labor-group-endorses-abrams-after-fervent-meeting/ |title=Georgia 2018: Prominent labor group endorses Abrams after 'fervent' meeting |publisher=MyAJC.com |author=Greg Bluestein |date=October 20, 2017 |access-date=October 21, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021024759/http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/10/20/georgia-2018-prominent-labor-group-endorses-abrams-after-fervent-meeting/ |url-status=live}}{{cite tweet |author=Stacey Abrams|author-link=Stacey Abrams |user=StaceyAbrams|number=921387137303547905 |date=October 20, 2017 |title=Proud to be endorsed by @AFLCIOGeorgia! Together, we can build a brighter, stronger state where working families can thrive. #gapol}}
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 613
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 926
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 77{{cite web |url=https://iupat.org/news/busy-week-iupat-political-action/ |title=IUPAT Endorses Gubernatorial Candidates in Illinois and Georgia |publisher=IUPAT |author=((District Council 77)) |date=July 28, 2017 |access-date=August 15, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151730/https://www.iupat.org/news/busy-week-iupat-political-action/ |url-status=live}}
• Southeast Council of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union{{cite web |url=http://www.rwdsu.info/rwdsu_endorses_stacy_abrams_for_ga_governor |title=SRWDSU Endorses Stacy[sic] Abrams for GA Governor |publisher=RWDSU |author=Edgar Fields |date=August 2, 2017 |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151806/https://www.rwdsu.info/rwdsu_endorses_stacy_abrams_for_ga_governor |url-status=live}}

Organizations

• Americans for Responsible Solutions/GiffordsPAC{{cite web |url=https://giffords.org/2017/11/endorse-abrams/ |title=GIFFORDS ENDORSES STACEY ABRAMS FOR GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA |publisher=GiffordsPAC |author=Gabby Giffords |date=November 9, 2017 |access-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114435/https://giffords.org/2017/11/endorse-abrams/ |url-status=live}}
• Democracy for America{{cite web |url=http://www.democracyforamerica.com/site/page/stacey-abrams-launches-campaign-for-georgia-governor-with-nationwide-grassr |title=Stacey Abrams Launches Campaign for Georgia Governor with Nationwide Grassroots Support |publisher=Democracy for America |author=Jim Dean |date=June 3, 2017 |access-date=June 8, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151720/https://www.democracyforamerica.com/site/page/stacey-abrams-launches-campaign-for-georgia-governor-with-nationwide-grassr |url-status=live}}
• EMILY's List{{cite web |url=http://www.emilyslist.org/news/entry/emilys-list-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-governor-of-georgia |title=EMILY'S LIST ENDORSES STACEY ABRAMS FOR GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA |publisher=Emily's List |date=June 3, 2017 |access-date=June 8, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151818/https://www.emilyslist.org/news/entry/emilys-list-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-governor-of-georgia |url-status=live }}
• Higher Heights for America{{cite web |url=http://www.higherheightsforamerica.org/stacey_abrams |title=Higher Heights for America enthusiastically endorses Stacey Abrams to become the next governor of Georgia. |publisher=Higher Heights for America |access-date=October 31, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151720/https://www.higherheightsforamerica.org/stacey_abrams/ |url-status=live}}
• Let America Vote{{cite web |url=https://www.letamericavote.org/frontpage/2017/endorsements/ |title=LET AMERICA VOTE PAC ENDORSES GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES IN NEW JERSEY, VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA |publisher=Jason Kander |author=Brian Stewart |date=November 20, 2017 |access-date=August 15, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151724/https://letamericavote.org/frontpage/2017/endorsements/ |url-status=live}}
• Mijente, a digital and grassroots group for Latino and Chicano movement building and organizing{{cite web|title=Why is Mijente Mobilizing Latinxs for Stacey Abrams? – Gente for Abrams|url=http://165.227.67.224/endorsement/|website=165.227.67.224|access-date=December 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171844/http://165.227.67.224/endorsement/|archive-date=December 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}
• Moveon.org{{cite web |url=https://front.moveon.org/georgia-moveon-members-endorse-stacey-abrams-for-governor/ |title=Georgia MoveOn Members Endorse Stacey Abrams for Governor |publisher=Working Families Party National PAC |date=November 21, 2017 |access-date=November 22, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151722/https://front.moveon.org/georgia-moveon-members-endorse-stacey-abrams-for-governor/ |url-status=live}}
• NARAL Pro-Choice America{{cite web |url=https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/2017/08/04/naral-endorses-stacey-abrams-georgia-governor/ |title=NARAL Endorses Stacey Abrams for Georgia Governor |publisher=NARAL Pro-Choice America |date=August 4, 2017 |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151723/https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/2017/08/04/naral-endorses-stacey-abrams-georgia-governor/ |url-status=live }}
• Our Revolution{{cite web|last1=Turner|first1=Nina|title=Our Revolution Endorses in Georgia and Oklahoma Governors Races|url=https://ourrevolution.com/press/our-revolution-endorses-georgia-and-oklahoma-governors-races/|website=ourrevolution.com/|publisher=Our Revolution|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308165417/https://ourrevolution.com/press/our-revolution-endorses-georgia-and-oklahoma-governors-races/|url-status=live}}
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund{{cite web|last1=Bluestein|first1=Greg|title=Planned Parenthood endorses Abrams, making waves in Democratic race|url=https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/planned-parenthood-endorses-abrams-making-waves-democratic-race/V1XE4fwesqQqo8jMwUB3fK/|website=politics.myajc|language=en|date=April 16, 2018|access-date=April 17, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151817/https://www.ajc.com/politics/|url-status=live}}
• The Working Families Party{{cite web |url=http://workingfamilies.org/2017/11/working-families-party-endorses-stacey-abrams-governor-georgia/ |title=WFP Endorses Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia |publisher=Working Families Party National PAC |date=November 21, 2017 |access-date=November 22, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080945/http://workingfamilies.org/2017/11/working-families-party-endorses-stacey-abrams-governor-georgia/ |url-status=live}}

Websites and newspapers

• Daily Kos{{cite web |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/4/1697114/-Daily-Kos-endorses-Stacey-Abrams-who-would-be-Georgia-s-and-America-s-first-black-female-governor |title=Daily Kos endorses Stacey Abrams, who would be Georgia's—and America's—first black woman governor |publisher=Daily Kos |author=Kelly Macias |date=October 4, 2017 |access-date=October 9, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151807/https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/4/1697114/-Daily-Kos-endorses-Stacey-Abrams-who-would-be-Georgia-s-and-America-s-first-black-female-governor |url-status=live}}

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Federal politicians

• Max Cleland, former U.S. Senator (D-GA){{cite web|last1=Bluestein|first1=Greg|title=Georgia 2018: Cleland endorses Evans in gov race|url=https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-2018-cleland-endorses-evans-gov-race/S9jBNOdnCehUbbtJTTRAjO/|website=politics.myajc|language=en|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=April 1, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151728/https://www.ajc.com/politics/|url-status=live}}
• Buddy Darden, former U.S. Representative

Statewide politicians

• Roy Barnes, former Governor{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/26/georgia-2018-roy-barnes-endorses-stacey-evans-for-governor/|title=Roy Barnes endorses Stacey Evans for governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Galloway|first=Jim|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=June 26, 2017|archive-date=June 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626115742/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/26/georgia-2018-roy-barnes-endorses-stacey-evans-for-governor/|url-status=live}}

State legislators

• LaDawn Blackett Jones, former state representative{{cite web|url=http://www.11alive.com/news/politics/elections/ballot/governor-2018-evans-endosed-by-ex-sanders-leader/451795263|title=Governor 2018: Evans endorsed by ex-Sanders leader|work=WXIA-TV|last=Darnell|first=Tim|date=June 24, 2017|access-date=June 24, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Roger Bruce, state representative{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/08/15/fourteen-current-former-lawmakers-step-out-for-stacey-evans/|title=Fourteen current, former lawmakers step out for Stacey Evans|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Galloway|first=Jim|date=August 15, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818030430/http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/08/15/fourteen-current-former-lawmakers-step-out-for-stacey-evans/|url-status=live}}
• David Dreyer, state representative
• Virgil Fludd, former state representative
• Vincent Fort, former state senator{{cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/georgia-votes-2018-evans-endorsed-by-fort/85-548500614|author=Darnell, Tim|title=Evans endorsed by Fort|publisher=WXIA-TV|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=May 8, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151911/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/georgia-votes-2018-evans-endorsed-by-fort/85-548500614|url-status=live}}
• Spencer Frye, state representative
• Sheila Jones, state representative
• Dar'shun Kendrick, state representative
• Ronnie Mabra, former state representative
• Elena Parent, state senator
• Michael Rhett, state senator
• Michael Smith, state representative
• Erica Thomas, state representative
• Keisha Waites, state representative
• Earnest "Coach" Williams, state representative

Local politicians

• Sherry Boston, DeKalb County District Attorney{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/14/dekalb-da-sherry-boston-gives-early-punch-to-stacey-evans-bid-for-governor/|title=DeKalb DA Sherry Boston gives early punch to Stacey Evans' bid for governor|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620114534/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/14/dekalb-da-sherry-boston-gives-early-punch-to-stacey-evans-bid-for-governor/|url-status=live}}

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[[File:Georgia gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2018.svg|thumb|250px|Primary results by county:

{{legend|#0645b4|Abrams—80–90%}}

{{legend|#1666cb|Abrams—70–80%}}

{{legend|#4389e3|Abrams—60–70%}}

{{legend|#86b6f2|Abrams—50–60%}}

{{legend|#73d873|Evans—50–60%}}

{{legend|#42ca42|Evans—60–70%}}

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| title = Democratic primary results{{cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/74658/Web02-state.200881/#/cid/20020|title=General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election|work=Georgia Secretary of State|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105145332/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/74658/Web02-state.200881/#/cid/20020|url-status=live}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Stacey Abrams

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 424,305

| percentage = 76.44

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| candidate = Stacey Evans

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 130,784

| percentage = 23.56

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 555,089

| percentage = 100.0

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• Ted Metz, chair of the Libertarian Party of Georgia{{cite web|url=http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/meet-candidates-running-georgia-governor-2018/|title=Meet the candidates running for Georgia governor in 2018|work=Atlanta|last=Keenan|first=Sean|date=March 9, 2018|access-date=April 9, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151720/https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/meet-candidates-running-georgia-governor-2018/|url-status=live}}

• Doug Craig, former chair of the Libertarian Party of Georgia{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/08/26/the-2018-race-for-georgia-governor-has-officially-begun/|title=The 2018 race for Georgia governor has officially begun|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=August 26, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2016|archive-date=June 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626034509/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/08/26/the-2018-race-for-georgia-governor-has-officially-begun/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/crazyforliberty/posts/10155808844107248|title=Doug Craig|website=facebook.com|access-date=October 26, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151747/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcrazyforliberty%2Fposts%2F10155808844107248|url-status=live}}

If no candidate had gained a simple majority of the votes in the general election, a runoff election between the top two candidates would have been held on December 4, 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections/2018_elections_and_voter_registration_calendar|title=2018 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en-US|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151655/https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections/2018_elections_and_voter_registration_calendar|url-status=live}}

• A second debate was scheduled for November 4, 2018 (2 days before Election Day), but it was canceled when Kemp pulled out of the schedule in order to attend a rally for President Donald Trump. The Kemp campaign sent multiple other dates but the Abrams campaign declined due to a full schedule.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/us/politics/kemp-trump-abrams.html|title=Final Debate in Georgia Governor's Race Canceled as Republican Breaks Schedule|work=The New York Times|date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031232052/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/us/politics/kemp-trump-abrams.html|url-status=live |last1=Blinder |first1=Alan }}

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Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States and former U.S. Senator (D-DE){{cite news |title=Joe Biden endorses Stacey Abrams for Georgia governor |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-georgia-governor/ |work=CBS News |agency=Associated Press |date=June 20, 2018 |language=en |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151835/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-georgia-governor/ |url-status=live }}
• Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States and 76th Governor of Georgia{{cite news |title=Former President Jimmy Carter endorses Stacey Abrams in Georgia Governor's race |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/elections/former-president-jimmy-carter-endorses-stacey-abrams-in-georgia-governors-race/85-583762122 |agency=WXIA-TV |publisher=11Alive News |date=August 14, 2018 |language=en |access-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151822/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/elections/former-president-jimmy-carter-endorses-stacey-abrams-in-georgia-governors-race/85-583762122 |url-status=live }}
• Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States and 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas
• Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee for President of the United States, 67th Secretary of State, former Senator from New York, former First Lady of the United States
• Eric Holder, 82nd U.S. Attorney General{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DemRedistrict/status/1040408366835748864|title=SPOTTED: AG @EricHolder with a history-making gubernatorial nominee who understands why fighting for fair redistricting means fighting for the people! Georgia, @staceyabrams will have the power to veto rigged maps as governor and has committed to rejecting any gerrymandered map!|work=Twitter|author=NDRC|access-date=September 18, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151724/https://twitter.com/DemRedistrict/status/1040408366835748864|url-status=live}}
• Valerie Jarrett, former Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States and former U.S. senator (D-IL){{cite web |last1=Mandel |first1=Eric |title=Stacey Abrams lands her own presidential endorsement in Georgia governor's race |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/08/01/barack-obama-counters-donald-trumps-endorsement-in.html |website=bizjournals.com |publisher=Atlanta Business Chronicle |date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=August 16, 2018 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151724/https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/08/01/barack-obama-counters-donald-trumps-endorsement-in.html |url-status=live }}
• Sally Yates, 36th U.S. Deputy Attorney General{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1058508622274138113|title=.@SallyQYates: "If you're in line to vote tonight, hang tight — we're counting on you!"|work=Twitter|author=Stacey Abrams|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151913/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1058508622274138113|url-status=live}}
• Andrew Young, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former Mayor of Atlanta{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1056966675172593667|title=.@AmbAndrewYoung: "We are Believers...and the souls gathered here will work hard every day to make Stacey's vision real and GA better for all of us."|work=Twitter|author=Stacey Abrams|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151757/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1056966675172593667|url-status=live}}

Federal politicians

• Sanford Bishop, U.S. Representative (D-GA)
• Cory Booker, U.S. Senator (D-NJ)
• Max Cleland, former U.S. Senator (D-GA){{cite press release|url=https://staceyabrams.com/press-releases/release-senator-max-cleland-endorses-stacey-abrams-governor-georgia/|title=Senator Max Cleland Endorses Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia|access-date=2018-10-25|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151936/https://staceyabrams.com/press-releases/release-senator-max-cleland-endorses-stacey-abrams-governor-georgia/|url-status=live}}
• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator (D-NY){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand/status/1049399263535538178|title=I was so fired up to make calls for @StaceyAbrams today in Georgia!|work=Twitter|author=Kirsten Gillibrand|access-date=October 9, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151817/https://pbs.twimg.com/hashflag/config-2021-01-05-15.json|url-status=live}}
• Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator (D-CA)
• Hank Johnson, U.S. Representative (D-GA){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ReElectHank/status/1038801071144153088|title=Great to see .@staceyabrams @GoIUPAT District Council 77 in Decatur this weekend. She's inspiring & will be an outstanding governor. #StaceyAbrams #DekalbDems #NewtonDems #GwinnettDems #RockdaleDems|work=Twitter|author=Hank Johnson|access-date=September 18, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152012/https://twitter.com/ReElectHank/status/1038801071144153088|url-status=live}}
• Doug Jones, U.S. Senator (D-AL){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DougJones/status/999100551051862016|title=Congrats @staceyabrams—can't wait to see you and all the Georgia Dems on Thursday! Georgia is going to make history!|work=Twitter|author=Doug Jones|access-date=July 10, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151757/https://twitter.com/DougJones/status/999100551051862016|url-status=live}}
• Joe Kennedy, U.S. Representative (D-MA){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/joekennedy/status/1046042921525551104|title=Proud to stand with @StaceyAbrams for #GAGov. Stacey is a fearless voice for the powerless, a dedicated public servant, and a unifying force for good. Make a plan to get to the polls, and get involved here!|work=Twitter|author=Joe Kennedy|access-date=September 29, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151804/https://twitter.com/joekennedy/status/1046042921525551104|url-status=live}}
• John Lewis, U.S. Representative (D-GA) and prominent civil rights movement leader
• Grace Meng, U.S. Representative (D-NY){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Grace4NY/status/1056981764424564736|title=Loved visiting Georgia and especially loved to see this level of inclusiveness at the @GeorgiaDemocrat Y'all Means All canvass celebration! We're getting out the vote for incredible democratic candidates like @staceyabrams and we're not leaving any voter out.|work=Twitter|author=Grace Meng|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151805/https://twitter.com/Grace4NY/status/1056981764424564736|url-status=live}}
• Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator (D-OR){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JeffMerkley/status/1054690625558380544|title=#BlueWaveProject candidate @staceyabrams is fighting against a century-long battle denying certain Americans the right to vote. But if you're in Georgia, you can vote RIGHT NOW. Take advantage of early voting and fight back!|work=Twitter|author=Jeff Merkley|access-date=October 24, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151759/https://twitter.com/JeffMerkley/status/1054690625558380544|url-status=live}}
• Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative (D-MA){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sethmoulton/status/1042794617417216000|title=I am proud to endorse a new group of @serve_america candidates who will put public service before personal gain. They are ready to bring a new generation of leadership to Washington and to state capitals across the country! I hope you will join me in supporting their campaigns.|work=Twitter|author=Seth Moulton|access-date=September 29, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151944/https://twitter.com/sethmoulton/status/1042794617417216000|url-status=live}}
• Tom Perriello, former U.S. Representative (D-VA){{cite web|title=GA-Gov race = test case on whether some white Christians are rejecting Trump's GOP. Unifier @staceyabrams speaks powerfully of her faith vs Kemp who embraces unChristian rhetoric of hate and division. Recent shifts at Southern Baptist Covention may prove prophetic.|author=Tom Perriello|work=Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/tomperriello/status/1022125723119771649|access-date=July 27, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151803/https://twitter.com/tomperriello/status/1022125723119771649|url-status=live}}
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (I-VT)
• David Scott, U.S. Representative (D-GA)
• Terri Sewell, U.S. Representative (D-AL){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Sewell4Congress/status/1056943550699655168|title=With @staceyabrams driving to Madison, GA for a GOTV rallly! #BlueWave2018 #TeamAbrams|work=Twitter|author=Terri Sewell|access-date=October 31, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152023/https://twitter.com/Sewell4Congress/status/1056943550699655168|url-status=live}}
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator (D-MA){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1047286231896412160|title=@elizabethforma: "As #GAGov, Stacey will continue to fight alongside working people to create an economy that works not just for some, but for everyone." Georgia is ready—but we need all hands on deck to get it done.|work=Twitter|author=Stacey Abrams|access-date=October 4, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151932/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1047286231896412160|url-status=live}}

Statewide and local politicians

• Kimberly Alexander, state representative
• Tonya Anderson, state senator
• Roy Barnes, former Governor of Georgia{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Dave |title=Roy Barnes endorses Stacey Abrams for governor |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/06/13/roy-barnes-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-governor.html |work=bizjournals.com |agency=Atlanta Business Chronicle |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152028/https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/06/13/roy-barnes-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-governor.html |url-status=live }}
• Debra Bazemore, state representative
• Sharon Beasley-Teague, state representative
• Karen Bennett, state representative
• Rhonda Burnough, state representative
• Darrel Bush Ealum, state representative
• Park Cannon, state representative
• Jason Carter, former state senator and nominee for governor in 2014{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SenatorCarter/status/999105834717188096|title=Congratulations to @staceyabrams --I'm excited to work for you and vote for you, and call you my Governor!|author=Jason Carter|work=Twitter|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152010/https://twitter.com/SenatorCarter/status/999105834717188096|url-status=live}}
• Gail Davenport, state senator
• Pam Dickerson, state representative
• Gloria Frazier, state representative
• Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ericgarcetti/status/1053384944385351680|title=My good friend @StaceyAbrams is running for #GAgov with unprecedented grassroots enthusiasm. Republicans are rightfully scared, turning to tactics like voter suppression. So we've got to turn out and show up for her and what we believe in.|work=Twitter|author=Eric Garcetti|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151822/https://twitter.com/ericgarcetti/status/1053384944385351680|url-status=live}}
• Carl Gilliard, state representative
• J. Craig Gordon, state representative
• Ed Harbison, state senator
• Carolyn Hugley, state representative
• Shelly Hutchinson, state representative
• Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta{{cite news |last1=Hanney |first1=Adrianne |title=Stacey Abrams picks up Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' endorsement |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/stacey-abrams-picks-up-atlanta-mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-endorsement/85-574522067 |work=WXIA |publisher=11alive.com |date=July 16, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151811/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/stacey-abrams-picks-up-atlanta-mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-endorsement/85-574522067 |url-status=live }}
• Brenda Lopez, state representative
• Pedro Marin, state representative
• Dewey McClain, state representative
• Howard Mosby, state representative
• Nan Orrock, state senator
• Miriam Paris, state representative
• Sam Park, state representative
• Ayanna Pressley, member of the Boston City Council{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1049752704971624449|title=You can't poll transformation but you can feel the ground shifting beneath our feet. Georgia, I can't wait to call @staceyabrams your Governor.|work=Twitter|author=Ayanna Pressley|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151816/https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1049752704971624449|url-status=live}}
• Dexter Sharper, state representative
• Pam Stephenson, state representative
• Al Williams, state representative

Individuals

• 2 Chainz, rapper{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/teamabrams/status/1058508051894939648|title=.@2chainz KNOWS those lines to vote early are long – he was out there earlier. Now, he's waiting for @staceyabrams and President @BarackObama to take the stage, but he needs YOU to stay in line!|work=Twitter|author=Team Abrams|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152040/https://twitter.com/fairfightaction/status/1058508051894939648|url-status=live}}
• Kandi Burruss, singer and actress{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Kandi/status/1043907258084708353|title=Yesterday was a great day around so many inspiring women coming together to help make history & change Georgia for the better!|work=Twitter|author=Kandi Burruss|access-date=September 29, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151830/https://twitter.com/Kandi/status/1043907258084708353|url-status=live}}
• John Carlos, former Olympic athlete{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1021511954458992641|title=Last week, I was honored to attend an event hosted by my friend, @JohnLegend (w/ the brilliant @KELLYROWLAND, @kendrick38, @TheCarlWeathers & iconic Olympian/activist @DrJohnCarlos). Proud to have their support in the fight for a govt. that hears our voices & reflects our values.|author=Stacey Abrams|work=Twitter|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151825/https://pbs.twimg.com/hashflag/config-2021-01-05-15.json|url-status=live}}
• Common, rapper and actor{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1056708534241501184|title=Thank you, @Common, for helping us lead #SoulsToThePolls today.|work=Twitter|author=Stacey Abrams|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151847/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1056708534241501184|url-status=live}}
• Wendy Davis, former Texas state senator and nominee for governor in Texas in 2014
• Joshua DuBois, political commentator{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/joshuadubois/status/1025499924996255749|title=The type of leader Georgia needs. @staceyabrams|author=Joshua DuBois|work=Twitter|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151816/https://twitter.com/joshuadubois/status/1025499924996255749|url-status=live}}
• Justin Fairfax, lieutenant governor of Virginia{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FairfaxJustin/status/1017537101863309313|title=Georgia is going BLUE in 2018! @TerryMcAuliffe & I headlined an event for dear friend & the next Governor of Georgia @staceyabrams! #TeamAbrams #WeRiseTogether|work=Twitter|author=Justin Fairfax|access-date=July 13, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151941/https://twitter.com/FairfaxJustin/status/1017537101863309313|url-status=live}}
• Will Ferrell, actor and comedian{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/teamabrams/status/1055878850167607297|title=Join Will Ferrell in the field! Sign up to knock on doors this weekend and let's get it DONE for @staceyabrams.|work=Twitter|author=Team Abrams|access-date=October 28, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151911/https://twitter.com/fairfightaction/status/1055878850167607297|url-status=live}}
• Andrew Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee, Florida; candidate for governor in 2018
• Tiffany Haddish, actress{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1057437877355925504|title=.@TiffanyHaddish is on #TeamAbrams! I can—and will—do the job to expand access to affordable health care, job opportunities, and excellent public education to all 159 GA counties.|work=Twitter|author=Stacey Abrams|access-date=October 31, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151839/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1057437877355925504|url-status=live}}
• John Hickenlooper, governor of Colorado{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/hickforco/status/1043632468903976960|title=Fired up for @staceyabrams! #gapol|work=Twitter|author=John Hickenlooper|access-date=September 24, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151946/https://twitter.com/Hickenlooper/status/1043632468903976960|url-status=live}}
• Keri Hilson, singer and actress{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KeriHilson/status/1056667192291405826|title=TODAY was all about voter-engagement!!! We rallied & energized the troops to canvas around town for @staceyabrams!!|work=Twitter|author=Keri Hilson|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151842/https://twitter.com/KeriHilson/status/1056667192291405826|url-status=live}}
• Letitia James, New York City Public Advocate{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TishJames/status/1044253653140471808|title=And the next Governor of Georgia, @staceyabrams.|work=Twitter|author=Tish James|access-date=September 29, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151938/https://twitter.com/TishJames/status/1044253653140471808|url-status=live}}
• Rashida Jones, actress and filmmaker{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1056277129950883842|title=Thank you Sen. @KamalaHarris & @iamrashidajones for joining me this morning to help get out the early vote in Riverdale.|work=Twitter|author=Stacey Abrams|access-date=October 28, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151841/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1056277129950883842|url-status=live}}
• Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State and nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri in 2016
• Michelle Kwan, former figure skater{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1056285581267877888|title=Thank you, @MichelleWKwan, for helping #TeamAbrams get out the vote!|work=Twitter|author=Stacey Abrams|access-date=October 28, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151835/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1056285581267877888|url-status=live}}
• John Legend, singer-songwriter{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/1047162330461626369|title=I'm proud to be in Atlanta to support @StaceyAbrams in her race for Governor of Georgia.|work=Twitter|author=John Legend|access-date=October 4, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151818/https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/1047162330461626369|url-status=live}}
• Kenny Leon, director{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iamKENNYLEON/status/1041845020809154561|title=@staceyabrams for Ga Governor!! I'm in NY working on @AmericanSonPlay for broadway but I have applied for my absentee ballot. No excuses..vote vote vote|work=Twitter|author=Kenny Leon|access-date=September 18, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151824/https://twitter.com/iamKENNYLEON/status/1041845020809154561|url-status=live}}
• Rev. Joseph Lowery, prominent civil movement leader and United Methodist Church minister
• Ludacris, rapper and actor{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Ludacris/status/1049700287290605569|title=Let make a difference!!!|work=Twitter|author=Ludacris|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151834/https://twitter.com/Ludacris/status/1049700287290605569|url-status=live}}
• Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TerryMcAuliffe/status/1051962086996287493|title=In @staceyabrams and @SarahRiggsAmico you have two entrepreneurs who know growing small businesses are central to a thriving economy.|work=Twitter|author=Terry McAuliffe|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151818/https://twitter.com/TerryMcAuliffe/status/1051962086996287493|url-status=live}}
• Monica, singer and actress{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MonicaBrown/status/1043912873083371520|title=The energy, love & respect in the room yesterday was powerful !! @staceyabrams we support you !! You can see the joy in our faces! Change is coming ...|work=Twitter|author=Monica|access-date=September 29, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151944/https://twitter.com/MonicaDenise/status/1043912873083371520|url-status=live}}
• Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MartinOMalley/status/1054855592794341377|title=Hey, @staceyabrams, Dekalb County has a message for you.|work=Twitter|author=Martin O'Malley|access-date=November 6, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151819/https://twitter.com/MartinOMalley/status/1054855592794341377|url-status=live}}
• Tom Perez, chair of the DNC{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TomPerez/status/1021888330458439681|title=No matter who wins tonight's GOP #gagov runoff, Georgia voters know that there's only one candidate on the ballot who is going to fight for them and her name is @staceyabrams. #ElectBlackWomen|author=Tom Perez|work=Twitter|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151946/https://twitter.com/TomPerez/status/1021888330458439681|url-status=live}}
• Amy Poehler, actress{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/smrtgrls/status/1055968254940725248|title=Click to support @staceyabrams|work=Twitter|author=Amy Poehler|access-date=October 28, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151829/https://twitter.com/smrtgrls/status/1055968254940725248|url-status=live}}
• Kelly Rowland, singer
• Kendrick Sampson, actor
• Amy Schumer, actress{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/amyschumer/status/1054523400092352515|title=News|work=Twitter|author=Amy Schumer|access-date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210083806/https://twitter.com/amyschumer/status/1054523400092352515|url-status=live}}
• Jussie Smollett, actor{{cite web|title=Georgia folks, I'm here to tell y'all, @staceyabrams is worth your vote. Don't make excuses in November.|work=Twitter|author=Jussie Smollett|url=https://twitter.com/JussieSmollett/status/1041724254620934150|access-date=September 18, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151820/https://twitter.com/JussieSmollett/status/1041724254620934150|url-status=live}}
• Tara Strong, voice actress and activist{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1050729971679776770|title=#FightBack#VoteBlue. As usual, Republicans turn to cheating. Why? They're racist, misogynist cheaters. That's it. #JusticeForVoters vote @staceyabrams|work=Twitter|author=Tara Strong|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151824/https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1050729971679776770|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1036046256274059265|title=Thank you SOOOO MUCH #Goddess @staceyabrams for visiting with fans @DragonCon with the stunning @feliciaday|work=Twitter|author=Tara Strong|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151832/https://pbs.twimg.com/hashflag/config-2021-01-05-15.json|url-status=live}}
• Kara Swisher, journalist{{cite web|title=Look it's me and @hilaryr with the next Governor of Georgia @staceyabrams. You can listen to a podcast we did with her almost a year ago on Recode Decode|work=Twitter|author=Kara Swisher|url=https://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1041006176694091776|access-date=September 18, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151827/https://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1041006176694091776|url-status=live}}
• Holland Taylor, actress{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/HollandTaylor/status/1024724006417575937|title=I am so thrilled by Stacey Abrams' climb to a high level where we can all see her, welcome her, & cheer her on from wherever we are! Georgia-- how exciting to have a new extraordinary leader in your midst!|author=Holland Taylor|work=Twitter|access-date=August 2, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152009/https://twitter.com/HollandTaylor/status/1024724006417575937|url-status=live}}
• Kenan Thompson, actor and comedian{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1054172891108048896|title=As an Atlanta native, @officialkenan knows what's up: Elections are about choices, and the choice we face is crystal clear. Let's get it done and get out the (early) vote|work=Twitter|author=Stacey Abrams|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151827/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1054172891108048896|url-status=live}}
• Nina Turner, president of Our Revolution and former Ohio state senator
• Carl Weathers, actor
• Oprah Winfrey, television personality{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1057608391462477824|title=BIG NEWS: @Oprah is on #TeamAbrams—and she's coming to Georgia on Thursday, 11/1, to help us Get Out The Vote!|work=Twitter|author=Stacey Abrams|access-date=October 31, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151838/https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1057608391462477824|url-status=live}}

Labor unions

• American Federation of Government Employees District 5
• Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL–CIO
• Georgia Association of Educators
• Georgia State AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 613
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 926
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 77
• Southeast Council of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Organizations

• Americans for Responsible Solutions/GiffordsPAC
• Black Economic Alliance{{cite web |title=Candidates - Black Economic Alliance |url=https://blackeconomicalliance.org/candidates/ |publisher=Black Economic Alliance |date=August 13, 2018 |access-date=August 16, 2018 |archive-date=August 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816061723/https://blackeconomicalliance.org/candidates/ |url-status=live}}
• Democracy for America
• EMILY's List
• End Citizens United
• Higher Heights for America
• Human Rights Campaign{{cite news |last1=Morrow |first1=Nick |title=HRC Endorses Stacey Abrams for Georgia Governor |url=https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-ga-governor |publisher=Human Rights Campaign |date=June 15, 2018 |language=en |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151922/https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-endorses-stacey-abrams-for-ga-governor |url-status=live}}
• Let America Vote
• Mijentes, a digital and grassroots group for Latino and Chicano movement building and organizing
• Moveon.org
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Our Revolution
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club{{cite web|title=2018 General Election Endorsements - Sierra Club|url=https://www.sierraclub.org/georgia/2018-general-election-endorsements|publisher=Sierra Club|date=July 2, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151841/https://www.sierraclub.org/georgia/2018-general-election-endorsements|url-status=live}}
• The Working Families Party

Websites and newspapers

• Daily Kos

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U.S. executive branch officials

• Randy Evans, U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jrandolphevans/status/1018953308957040642|title=Randy Evans on Twitter|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152009/https://twitter.com/jrandolphevans/status/1018953308957040642|url-status=live}}
• Mike Pence, vice president of the United States{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mike_pence/status/1020034106246168576|title=Secretary of State @BrianKempGA is a strong supporter of the #MAGA Agenda - jobs, public safety & 2nd amendment- and Brian Kemp will be a great Governor for Georgia! He has my full endorsement. Look forward to campaigning with him this Saturday in Macon! More details to come...|author=Mike Pence|publisher=Twitter|access-date=July 20, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151925/https://twitter.com/mike_pence/status/1020034106246168576|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/mike-pence-headline-rally-brian-kemp/|title=Mike Pence to headline rally for Brian Kemp|website=Gainesville Times|access-date=July 19, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151846/https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/mike-pence-headline-rally-brian-kemp/|url-status=live}}
• Donald Trump, president of the United States{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1022099454005051392|title=Congratulations to Brian Kemp on your very big win in Georgia last night. Wow, 69-30, those are big numbers. Now go win against the open border, crime loving opponent that the Democrats have given you. She is weak on Vets, the Military and the 2nd Amendment. Win!|author=Donald Trump|publisher=Twitter|access-date=July 27, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151844/https://pbs.twimg.com/hashflag/config-2021-01-05-15.json|url-status=live}}

U.S. senators

• Johnny Isakson (R-GA){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/johnnyisakson/status/1021934876151476224|title=I congratulate Brian Kemp on a hard-fought victory, and I look forward to supporting him and the entire GOP ticket in November.|author=Johnny Isakson|publisher=Twitter|access-date=September 29, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151849/https://twitter.com/johnnyisakson/status/1021934876151476224|url-status=live}}
• David Perdue (R-GA){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Perduesenate/status/1021925384420503557|title=.@BrianKempGA has my full support, and I'm going to do all I can to help him get elected as our next Governor, and keep Georgia headed in the right direction.|author=David Perdue|publisher=Twitter|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152028/https://twitter.com/Perduesenate/status/1021925384420503557|url-status=live}}
• Marco Rubio (R-FL){{cite web|url=http://www.gpbnews.org/post/florida-senator-marco-rubio-campaigns-brian-kemp|title=Florida Senator Marco Rubio Campaigns With Brian Kemp|work=GPB News|last=Terrell|first=Ross|access-date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151854/https://www.gpb.org/news/2018/10/24/florida-senator-marco-rubio-campaigns-brian-kemp|url-status=live}}

U.S. representatives

• Rick W. Allen, U.S. representative (GA-12)
• Bob Barr, former U.S. representative (GA-7){{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/08/25/georgia-2018-hudgens-dooley-and-barr-back-kemp-in-gov-race/|title=Georgia 2018: Hudgens, Dooley and Barr back Kemp in gov race|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=August 25, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825225223/http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/08/25/georgia-2018-hudgens-dooley-and-barr-back-kemp-in-gov-race/|url-status=live}}
• Buddy Carter, U.S. representative (GA-01){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Buddy_Carter/status/1043257935781154816|title=Glad to have @BrianKempGA in Savannah today. I'm proud to support him for our next #GAGov!|publisher=Twitter|author=Buddy Carter|access-date=September 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152053/https://twitter.com/Buddy_Carter/status/1043257935781154816|url-status=live}}
• Doug Collins, U.S. representative (GA-09){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Douglas_Collins/status/1057605256295649281|title=We had a great #GAGOP rally w/ the Forsyth County Georgia Republican Party. Keep chopping for Brian Kemp!|author=Doug Collins|publisher=Twitter}}
• Drew Ferguson, U.S. representative (GA-03)
• Newt Gingrich, former U.S. representative (GA-6), former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/1019846666734612481|title=I endorse Brian Kemp for Governor of Georgia.Brian is proven conservative leader with plans to track and deport criminal illegals, dismantle gangs, and reform Georgia's education system so students come first.He is ready to put his private sector experience to work for Georgians.|author=Newt Gingrich|publisher=Twitter|access-date=July 19, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105160517/https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/1019846666734612481|url-status=live}}
• Tom Graves, U.S. representative (GA-14){{cite web|url=https://gravesforcongress.org/im-proud-to-support-brian-kemp/|title=I'm proud to support Brian Kemp|work=Graves for Congress|date=September 18, 2018|access-date=October 31, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152015/https://gravesforcongress.org/im-proud-to-support-brian-kemp/|url-status=live}}
• Karen Handel, U.S. representative (GA-6), former Georgia Secretary of State{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/karenhandel/status/1021925578960764930|title=Congratulations to Brian Kemp on his nomination for Governor. It's time to begin to unite our party and work toward victory in November. #gapol|author=Karen Handel|publisher=Twitter}}
• Jody Hice, U.S. representative (GA-10){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1003729279073554434|title=BREAKING: Congressman @JodyHice Endorses Kemp for Governor|publisher=Twitter|author=Brian Kemp|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152033/https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1003729279073554434|url-status=live}}
• Barry Loudermilk, U.S. representative (GA-11){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/standwithbarry/status/1021923850668437504|title=Congratulations @BrianKempGA on your victory tonight! Looking forward to working with you as our next Governor - to keep Georgia moving forward!|author=Barry Loudermilk|publisher=Twitter|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152119/https://twitter.com/standwithbarry/status/1021923850668437504|url-status=live}}
• Austin Scott, U.S. representative (GA-08){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1054057897389449216|title=Honored to have the strong endorsement of Congressman @AustinScott4GA and look forward to working together to strengthen rural Georgia and keep our entire state moving in the right direction! #gapol #gagop #tcot #gafirst|publisher=Twitter|author=Brian Kemp|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151903/https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1054057897389449216|url-status=live}}
• Rob Woodall, U.S. representative (GA-07)

State politicians

• Rick Austin, mayor of Demorest{{cite web|url=http://www.kempforgovernor.com/posts/press/georgia-mayors-council-members-back-kemp-governor|title=Georgia Mayors, Council Members Back Kemp for Governor|date=July 19, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152052/https://kempforgovernor.com/posts/press/georgia-mayors-council-members-back-kemp-governor|url-status=live}}
• Ames Barnett, mayor of Washington
• Keith Brady, mayor of Newnan
• Casey Cagle, lieutenant governor of Georgia and former gubernatorial candidate{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CaseyCagle/status/1021928349025951744|title=Casey Cagle on Twitter|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151905/https://twitter.com/CaseyCagle/status/1021928349025951744|url-status=live}}
• Wes Cantrell, state representative{{cite web|url=http://www.kempforgovernor.com/posts/news/rep-wes-cantrell-brian-kemp-trusted-candidate-school-choice-advocates|title=REP. WES CANTRELL: BRIAN KEMP IS THE TRUSTED CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE ADVOCATES|date=June 28, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151905/https://kempforgovernor.com/posts/news/rep-wes-cantrell-brian-kemp-trusted-candidate-school-choice-advocates|url-status=live}}
• David Clark, state representative{{cite web|url=https://www.ammoland.com/2018/06/georgia-rep-david-clark-to-lead-veterans-for-kemp-coalition/#axzz5HslQsQLC|title=Georgia Rep. David Clark To Lead Veterans For Kemp Coalition|work=Ammoland.com|date=June 7, 2018|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151940/https://www.ammoland.com/2018/06/georgia-rep-david-clark-to-lead-veterans-for-kemp-coalition/#axzz5HslQsQLC|url-status=live}}
• Dan Curry, mayor of Loganville
• Bill Darsey, mayor of Lakeland
• Nathan Deal, governor of Georgia{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GovernorDeal/status/1021917884916920320|title=Together, we'll continue to keep our state the best place in the country to live, work and raise a family. This November, join me in electing Brian the 83rd governor of Georgia. (2/2)|author=Nathan Deal|publisher=Twitter|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151902/https://twitter.com/GovernorDeal/status/1021917884916920320|url-status=live}}
• Steve Edwards, mayor of Sugar Hill
• Steve Fry, mayor of Williamson
• John Gayle, mayor of Valdosta
• John Harley, mayor of Centerville
• Hunter Hill, former state senator and former candidate for governor{{cite web|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/politics/former-rival-endorses-brian-kemp-for-governor/792128513|title=Former rival endorses Brian Kemp for governor|first=Richard|last=Elliot|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=July 18, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151939/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/politics/former-rival-endorses-brian-kemp-for-governor/792128513/|url-status=live}}
• Susan Holmes, state representative{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZsGUFMzZaM|title=Susan Holmes Backs Brian Kemp|last=Kemp for Governor|date=September 27, 2017|via=YouTube|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152053/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZsGUFMzZaM|url-status=live}}
• Ralph Hudgens, Georgia insurance commissioner
• Charles Ivey, mayor of Watkinsville
• Nancy Jester, DeKalb County commissioner{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1004060438110396417|title=Proud to be endorsed by Commissioner @nancy_jester - who has a record of backing law enforcement and fighting for government transparency. Together, we will put hardworking Georgians first! #gapol #tcot #gafirst|publisher=Twitter|author=Brian Kemp|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151904/https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1004060438110396417|url-status=live}}
• Jan Jones, mayor of Sasser
• Jan Jones, state representative, Speaker pro tempore of the Georgia House of Representatives{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JanJonesGA/status/1019987111108374529|title=Jan Jones on Twitter|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151908/https://twitter.com/JanJonesGA/status/1019987111108374529|url-status=live}}
• David Earl Keith, mayor of Jesup
• Ken Lee, mayor of Rincon
• Lamar Lee, mayor of Walnut Grove
• Lee Moore, mayor of Franklin Springs
• Peggy Murphy, mayor of Alma
• Roy Plott, mayor of Jefferson
• Johnny Pritchett, mayor of Bishop
• Jeff Reese, mayor of Villa Rica{{cite web|url=http://www.kempforgovernor.com/posts/news/kemp-racks-25-endorsements-gma|title=KEMP RACKS UP 25 ENDORSEMENTS AT GMA|date=June 28, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151920/https://kempforgovernor.com/posts/news/kemp-racks-25-endorsements-gma|url-status=live}}
• Vic Reynolds, Cobb County district attorney{{cite web|url=http://www.kempforgovernor.com/posts/press/media-advisory-kemp-roll-out-plan-stop-and-dismantle-gangs-cobb-da-vic-reynolds|title=MEDIA ADVISORY: KEMP TO ROLL-OUT PLAN TO STOP AND DISMANTLE GANGS WITH COBB DA VIC REYNOLDS|date=April 9, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151919/https://kempforgovernor.com/posts/press/media-advisory-kemp-roll-out-plan-stop-and-dismantle-gangs-cobb-da-vic-reynolds|url-status=live}}
• Michael Richbourg, mayor of Nashville
• Jefferson Riley, mayor of Mansfield
• Walter Rocker, mayor of Eatonton
• JD Stallings, mayor of Thomaston
• Sam Teasley, state representative{{cite web|url=http://www.kempforgovernor.com/posts/news/rep-sam-teasley-brian-kemp-conservative-champion|title=REP. SAM TEASLEY: BRIAN KEMP IS A CONSERVATIVE CHAMPION|date=June 28, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151906/https://kempforgovernor.com/posts/news/rep-sam-teasley-brian-kemp-conservative-champion|url-status=live}}
• Stephen Tingen, mayor of Gray
• Clay Tippins, retired Navy SEAL and former gubernatorial candidate,{{cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/kemp-endorsed-by-dooleys-clay-tippins-rival-as-runoff-enters-final-days/85-575067884|title=Kemp endorsed by Dooleys, Clay Tippins rival as runoff enters final days|date=July 18, 2018 |access-date=July 20, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151902/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/kemp-endorsed-by-dooleys-clay-tippins-rival-as-runoff-enters-final-days/85-575067884|url-status=live}}
• Kenneth Turner, mayor of Gordon
• Patricia Wheeler, mayor of Stone Mountain
• Mike Young, mayor of McRae-Helena

Organizations

• Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/129181958218/videos/10157357546778219/|title=Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation|website=facebook.com|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151920/https://www.facebook.com/129181958218/videos/10157357546778219/|url-status=live}}
• Georgia Log Cabin Republicans{{cite web |title=Georgia Log Cabin Congratulates and Endorses Brian Kemp for Governor |url=http://georgialogcabin.org/news/Brian-Kemp-Governor-Georgia/201807242214.shtml |website=georgialogcabin.org |language=en |access-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151921/http://georgialogcabin.org/news/Brian-Kemp-Governor-Georgia/201807242214.shtml |url-status=live}}
• GeorgiaCarry.org{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BrianKempGA/videos/10155594421916275/|title=Brian Kemp|website=facebook.com|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151910/https://www.facebook.com/BrianKempGA/videos/10155594421916275/|url-status=live}}
• National Federation of Independent Business{{cite web|url=http://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180905/national-pro-business-group-endorses-kemp-for-georgia-governor|title=National pro-business group endorses Kemp for Georgia governor|last=McCord|first=Susan|work=The Augusta Chronicle|date=September 5, 2018|access-date=September 6, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152029/https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180905/national-pro-business-group-endorses-kemp-for-governor|url-status=live}}
• National Rifle Association of America{{cite web|url=https://www.nraila.org/articles/20180921/nra-endorses-kemp-for-georgia-governor|title=NRA Endorses Kemp for Georgia Governor|work=NRA-ILA|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=September 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151923/https://www.nraila.org/articles/20180921/nra-endorses-kemp-for-georgia-governor|url-status=live}}

Individuals

• Herman Cain, former presidential candidate{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1057609608192237570|title=.@THEHermanCain is correct - We don't want Georgia to become the next California, Venezuela, or Cuba. Vote EARLY and take your friends with you. Together, we can stop Abrams and continue the progress and prosperity in our great state!|publisher=Twitter|author=Brian Kemp|access-date=October 31, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151922/https://pbs.twimg.com/hashflag/config-2021-01-05-15.json|url-status=live}}
• Vince Dooley, former University of Georgia head football coach and athletic director{{cite web|url=https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-2018-hudgens-dooley-and-barr-back-kemp-gov-race/gEWuTtSI9fCSTdoxvwa3RM/|title=Georgia 2018: Hudgens, Dooley and Barr back Kemp in gov race|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151927/https://www.ajc.com/politics/|url-status=live}}
• Erick Erickson, former member of the Macon City Council and conservative radio host and blogger{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1020352262135336961|title=Erick Erickson on Twitter}}
• Laura Loomer, internet personality, political activist, and investigative journalist{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LauraLoomer/status/1057107136096989184|title=Twitter / Account Suspended|website=twitter.com|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151923/https://twitter.com/i/js_inst?c_name=ui_metrics|url-status=live}}
• Ralph Reed, former chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, candidate for lieutenant governor of Georgia and Christian activist{{cite web|title=Twitter.com|url=https://twitter.com/ralphreed/status/1021934286893666304|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-date= January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152059/https://twitter.com/ralphreed/status/1021934286893666304|url-status=live}}
• Herschel Walker, former college and professional football player{{cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/elections/herschel-walker-endorses-brian-kemp-in-georgia-governor-race/85-610765136|title=Herschel Walker endorses Brian Kemp in Georgia governor race|date=November 2, 2018 |access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152100/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/elections/herschel-walker-endorses-brian-kemp-in-georgia-governor-race/85-610765136|url-status=live}}

Newspapers

• The Augusta Chronicle{{cite web|url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/opinion/20181020/editorial-solution-is-already-here-brian-kemp-for-governor|title=Editorial: The solution is already here: Brian Kemp for governor|newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle|date=October 20, 2018|access-date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151921/https://www.augustachronicle.com/opinion/20181020/editorial-solution-is-already-here-brian-kemp-for-governor|url-status=live}}
• The Brunswick News{{cite web|url=https://thebrunswicknews.com/opinion/daily_editorial/kemp-is-the-right-choice-to-be-our-next-governor/article_3a30677f-1e3b-51ff-a299-229f2a69e1c1.html|title=Kemp is the right choice to be our next governor|newspaper=The Brunswick News|date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152108/https://thebrunswicknews.com/opinion/daily_editorial/kemp-is-the-right-choice-to-be-our-next-governor/article_3a30677f-1e3b-51ff-a299-229f2a69e1c1.html|url-status=live}}
• Marietta Daily Journal{{cite web|url=https://www.mdjonline.com/opinion/mdj-endorsements-nov-candidates-who-have-earned-your-vote/article_93bb66ac-d975-11e8-90c9-b3847cc0155f.html|title=MDJ endorsements: Nov. 6 candidates who have earned your vote|newspaper=Marietta Daily Journal|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151922/https://www.mdjonline.com/opinion/mdj-endorsements-nov-candidates-who-have-earned-your-vote/article_93bb66ac-d975-11e8-90c9-b3847cc0155f.html|url-status=live}}
• Rome News-Tribune{{cite web|url=http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/opinion/editorials/rn-t-endorses-kemp-duncan-carr-and-local-candidates/article_8ff015f2-d93b-11e8-8459-7349d9f1103b.html|title=RN-T endorses Kemp, Duncan, Carr and local candidates|work=Rome News-Tribune|date=October 28, 2018|access-date=November 2, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151946/https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/opinion/editorials/rn-t-endorses-kemp-duncan-carr-and-local-candidates/article_8ff015f2-d93b-11e8-8459-7349d9f1103b.html|url-status=live}}
• Savannah Morning News{{cite web|url=https://www.savannahnow.com/opinion/20181103/editorial-governors-race-about-leadership-not-rhetoric|title=Editorial: Governor's race about leadership, not rhetoric|work=Savannah Morning News|date=November 3, 2018|access-date=November 5, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152033/https://www.savannahnow.com/opinion/20181103/editorial-governors-race-about-leadership-not-rhetoric|url-status=live}}

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{{Election box begin | title=2018 Georgia gubernatorial election{{cite web|title=Official Results - November 6, 2018 General Election|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/91639/Web02-state.221451/#/|publisher=Georgia Secretary of State|access-date=27 November 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152020/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/91639/Web02-state.221451/#/|url-status=live}}}}

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|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Brian Kemp

|votes = 1,978,408

|percentage = 50.22%

|change = -2.52%

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Stacey Abrams

|votes = 1,923,685

|percentage = 48.83%

|change = +3.95%

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Ted Metz

|votes = 37,235

|percentage = 0.95%

|change = -1.41%

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|votes = 81

|percentage = 0.00%

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|percentage = 100.00%

|change = N/A

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All results from the office of the Secretary of State of Georgia.{{cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/91639/Web02-state.221451/#/cid/20000|title=Official Results - November 6, 2018 General Election|access-date=13 October 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151948/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/91639/Web02-state.221451/#/cid/20000|url-status=live}}

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Burke (largest municipality: Waynesboro)
• Chattahoochee (largest municipality: Cusseta)
• Dooly (largest municipality: Vienna)
• Quitman (largest municipality: Georgetown)
• Twiggs (largest municipality: Jeffersonville)
• Washington (largest municipality: Sandersville)
• Wilkinson (largest municipality: Gordon)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Cobb (largest municipality: Marietta)
• Gwinnett (largest municipality: Peachtree Corners)

Kemp won eight of 14 congressional districts. Abrams won the other six, including one that elected a Republican.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::434b0674-aa0b-4c34-837e-d46d5af6e8d6

{{seealso|Election denial movement in the United States}}

Kemp retained his office as Georgia Secretary of State throughout the campaign, leading to allegations of a conflict of interest for overseeing an election in which he himself was a candidate. During the campaign, he was called upon by former president and former governor of Georgia Jimmy CarterEli Watkins, [https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/politics/jimmy-carter-brian-kemp/index.html Jimmy Carter calls for Brian Kemp to resign as GA secretary of state] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101095602/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/politics/jimmy-carter-brian-kemp/index.html |date=November 1, 2018}}, CNN (October 30, 2018). and the Georgia chapters of the NAACP and Common Cause to resign from the secretariat position. Kemp refused to do so{{cite news|author=Vanessa Williams|title=Georgia groups call on GOP gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp to step down as the state's elections chief|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/08/08/georgia-groups-call-on-gop-gubernatorial-nominee-brian-kemp-to-step-down-as-the-states-elections-chief/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 8, 2018|access-date=November 9, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820021840/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/08/08/georgia-groups-call-on-gop-gubernatorial-nominee-brian-kemp-to-step-down-as-the-states-elections-chief/|url-status=live}} until after he claimed victory, two days following the election. Kemp also accused the state Democratic Party of hacking into the state's voter database a few days before the election; however, an email released shortly after the accusation was made showed the party warning election security experts, highlighting "massive" vulnerabilities within the state's My Voter Page and its online voter registration system, not an attempt to hack the database, as Kemp had claimed.{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/11/georgia-governor-candidate-brian-kemp-attempts-last-minute-banana-republic-style-voter-manipulation.html|title=Brian Kemp Just Engaged in a Last-Minute Act of Banana-Republic Level Voter Manipulation in Georgia|first=Richard L.|last=Hasen|website=Slate|date=November 4, 2018|access-date=November 5, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151951/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/11/georgia-governor-candidate-brian-kemp-attempts-last-minute-banana-republic-style-voter-manipulation.html|url-status=live}}

Irregularities in voter registration occurred prior to the election. Between 2012 and 2018, Kemp's office canceled over 1.4 million voter registrations, with nearly 700,000 cancellations in 2017 alone.{{Cite news|last=Nadler|first=Ben|date=October 9, 2018|title=Voting rights become a flashpoint in Georgia governor's race|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/fb011f39af3b40518b572c8cce6e906c |access-date=May 30, 2020|archive-date=May 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530194620/https://apnews.com/fb011f39af3b40518b572c8cce6e906c|url-status=live}} Over 300,000 people were removed from the rolls on the grounds that they had moved to a new address when they actually had not.{{cite web |author=Erin Durkin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/georgia-governor-race-voter-suppression-brian-kemp |title=GOP candidate improperly purged 340,000 from Georgia voter rolls, investigation claims |work=The Guardian |date=2018-10-19 |access-date=2020-05-21 |archive-date=October 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019193751/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/georgia-governor-race-voter-suppression-brian-kemp |url-status=live}} On a single night in July 2017, half a million voters had their registrations canceled. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, election-law experts said that this "may represent the largest mass disenfranchisement in US history."{{Cite web|title=Georgia's strict laws lead to large purge of voters|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/voter-purge-begs-question-what-the-matter-with-georgia/YAFvuk3Bu95kJIMaDiDFqJ/|date=October 27, 2018 |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=May 30, 2020 |quote=By dawn, more than 500,000 people were registered no more. This purge, according to election-law experts, may represent the largest mass disenfranchisement in U.S. history.|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528072901/https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/voter-purge-begs-question-what-the-matter-with-georgia/YAFvuk3Bu95kJIMaDiDFqJ/ |first=Alan |last=Judd |url-status=live }} The registrations of 53,000 voters, disproportionately affecting black people, were delayed by Kemp's office for not exactly matching state driver records. After a lawsuit was filed, Kemp agreed to allow flagged voters to vote if they had identification.{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/26/18024468/georgia-voter-suppression-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp-voting-rights|title=Georgia, 2018's most prominent voting rights battleground, explained |agency=Vox |first=P. R. |last=Lockhart |date=October 26, 2018|access-date=December 1, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151923/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/26/18024468/georgia-voter-suppression-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp-voting-rights|url-status=live}} These irregularities resulted in allegations that Kemp was using voter suppression to increase his chances of winning the contest. Georgia election officials responded to these allegations by stating that any voter flagged for irregularities could still vote, receiving a regular ballot (not a provisional ballot), by providing ID at a valid polling place, as is required of all voters by state law.{{cite web|url=https://www.weeklystandard.com/michael-warren/2018-midterms-whats-the-truth-about-the-53-000-pending-voters-in-georgia|title=The voter-suppression rap on Georgia's Brian Kemp is unfair.|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=March 16, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152122/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/2018-midterms-whats-the-truth-about-the-53-000-pending-voters-in-georgia|url-status=dead}} Concerning the question of why the pending registration status mattered if those voters could vote normally at the polls, critics claimed that learning of this status might discourage those voters from turning out to the polls at all.{{cite news |last1=Mark Niesse |first1=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=What you need to know about Georgia's 53,000 pending voters |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/what-you-need-know-about-georgia-000-pending-voters/0aulxJgIulIpKgMmpexBmK/ |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=en |access-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151938/https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/what-you-need-know-about-georgia-000-pending-voters/0aulxJgIulIpKgMmpexBmK/ |url-status=live}}

The Washington Post reported that "more than 200 polling places" across Georgia were closed in the 2018 election, "primarily in poor and minority neighborhoods. Voters reported long lines, malfunctioning voting machines and other problems that delayed or thwarted voting in those areas."[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/30/did-racially-motivated-voter-suppression-thwart-stacey-abrams/ Did racially motivated voter suppression thwart Stacey Abrams?] The Washington Post (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that "precinct closures and longer distances likely prevented an estimated 54,000 to 85,000 voters from casting ballots" on the 2018 Election Day.)[https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/precinct-closures-harm-voter-turnout-georgia-ajc-analysis-finds/11sVcLyQCHuQRC8qtZ6lYP/ Precinct closures harm voter turnout in Georgia, AJC analysis finds] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution According to Richard L. Hasen, professor of law and political science at the University of California at Irvine, "there is no question that Georgia in general and Brian Kemp in particular took steps to make it harder for people to register and vote, and that those people tended to skew Democratic."{{cite news |last1=Kessler |first1=Glenn |title=Did racially motivated voter suppression thwart Stacey Abrams? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/30/did-racially-motivated-voter-suppression-thwart-stacey-abrams/ |access-date=25 September 2021 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=30 October 2019}}

On November 12, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg ruled that Georgia's secretary of state office must take steps to preserve provisional ballots and begin counting them.{{cite news |title=Georgia ordered to protect provisional ballots |first=John |last=Bowden |date=November 13, 2018 |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/416386-georgia-ordered-to-protect-provisional-ballots/

|newspaper=The Hill}}{{cite news |title=Amid legal wrangling, Georgia election uncertainty lingers |first1=Kate |last1=Brumback |first2=Bill |last2=Barrow |date=November 13, 2018 |url=https://apnews.com/article/16dd5851de5845d0806a512f5600010e |work=Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105191047/https://apnews.com/article/16dd5851de5845d0806a512f5600010e |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |url-status=live}} On November 13, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Leigh Martin May ruled that Gwinnett County violated the Civil Rights Act in rejecting absentee ballots with missing or incorrect specified year of birth of the absentee voter.{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/416427-federal-judge-finds-georgia-county-violated-civil-rights-act-by-rejecting/|title=Federal judge finds Georgia county violated Civil Rights Act by rejecting ballots |newspaper=The Hill |date=November 13, 2018|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105151743/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/416427-federal-judge-finds-georgia-county-violated-civil-rights-act-by-rejecting |url-status=live |first=Aris |last=Folley}}

On November 16, 2018, Abrams announced that she was ending her campaign. Abrams acknowledged that Kemp would be certified as victor, while emphasizing that her statement was not a concession, saying "I acknowledge that Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be certified as the victor of the 2018 gubernatorial election. [...] But let’s be clear, this is not a speech of concession because concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true or proper."{{cite news |date=November 16, 2018 |title=Democratic candidate admits defeat in hard-fought Georgia governor's race |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-georgia/democratic-candidate-admits-defeat-in-hard-fought-georgia-governors-race-idUSKCN1NL2MN}}{{cite news |title=Stacey Abrams calls Brian Kemp the 'victor' in Georgia's governor's race |first=Jeffrey |last=Cook |date=November 16, 2018 |agency=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/stacey-abrams-calls-brian-kemp-victor-georgias-governors/story?id=59253860}}{{cite news |title=Georgia's Stacey Abrams Admits Defeat, Says Kemp Used 'Deliberate' Suppression To Win |date=November 16, 2018 |first=Jessica |last=Taylor |agency=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/16/668753230/democrat-stacey-abrams-ends-bid-for-georgia-governor-decrying-suppression}} Abrams announced the creation of Fair Fight Action, a voting rights nonprofit organization that sued the secretary of state and state election board in federal court for voter suppression.{{cite news |last1=Brumback |first1=Kate |title=Lawsuit challenging Georgia election process filed by Stacey Abrams-backed group |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/lawsuit-challenging-georgia-election-process-filed-by-stacey-abrams-backed-group |agency=Associated Press |publisher=PBS |date=November 27, 2018 |access-date=March 31, 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412181355/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/lawsuit-challenging-georgia-election-process-filed-by-stacey-abrams-backed-group |url-status=live}} In February 2021, a federal judge ruled that Fair Fight's claims about voting machines, voter list security, and polling place issues were resolved by changes in Georgia's election law, or invalidated due to lack of standing to sue.{{Cite news |last=Brumback |first=Kate |date=April 20, 2021 |title=Judge tosses some claims in old Georgia election lawsuit |website=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/stacey-abrams-georgia-lawsuits-voting-rights-elections-1924a84dfa2e4337dcfbf13526abcc96 |access-date=December 1, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Niesse |first1=Mark |date=February 17, 2021 |title=Judge's ruling focuses Georgia voting rights lawsuit on purges |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/judges-ruling-focuses-georgia-voting-rights-lawsuit-on-purges/MXTHYY3P4BCJDKHWVAVLBQCKLE/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210217121959/https://www.ajc.com/politics/judges-ruling-focuses-georgia-voting-rights-lawsuit-on-purges/MXTHYY3P4BCJDKHWVAVLBQCKLE/ |archive-date=February 17, 2021}} In April 2021, a judge allowed some claims in the legal challenge to proceed while rejecting others.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-20|title=Judge tosses some claims in old Georgia election lawsuit|url=https://apnews.com/article/stacey-abrams-georgia-lawsuits-voting-rights-elections-1924a84dfa2e4337dcfbf13526abcc96|access-date=2021-12-01|website=AP NEWS|language=en}} On September 30, 2022, a federal judge ruled against Fair Fight on the remaining claims, finding that Georgia's voting practices did not violate the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act.{{cite web |last1=McKend |first2=Pamela|last2= Kirkland|first1= Eva |title=Federal judge rules against Abrams-founded voting rights group in Georgia |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/01/politics/georgia-voting-rights-ruling-abrams-kemp/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=October 3, 2022 |language=en |date=October 1, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Amy |first1=Jeff |title=GOP attacks Georgia's Abrams on voting as judge rejects suit |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-rights-georgia-race-and-ethnicity-bcb335bbc35400f31d501f2adc338ad1 |website=Associated Press |language=en |date=October 1, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Niesse |first1=Mark |title=Judge upholds Georgia election laws on all counts in voting rights case |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-upholds-georgia-election-laws-on-all-counts-in-voting-rights-case/24ZA7WQVQVBFHI2PWCM7OMZWEI/ |website=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=October 3, 2022 |language=English |date=September 30, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Federal Judge Rules Against Fair Fight Action in Georgia Voting Lawsuit |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/30/us/politics/voting-lawsuit-georgia.html |first=Maya |last=King |date=September 30, 2022}} According to the judge, the case "resulted in wins and losses for all parties over the course of the litigation and culminated in what is believed to have been the longest voting rights bench trial in the history of the Northern District of Georgia."{{cite web |last1=Gibson |first1=Brittany |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Abrams' campaign chair collected millions in legal fees from voting rights organization |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/24/stacey-abrams-fair-fight-action-00061348 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Brumback |first1=Kate |date=October 1, 2022 |title=Federal judge rules against Abrams group in voting rights lawsuit |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-rights-race-and-ethnicity-georgia-c31dffd9dfd50392af3df524f430686a |access-date=November 2, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Niesse |first1=Mark |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Court rejected Georgia voting rights case, but laws have changed since 2018 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/court-rejected-georgia-voting-rights-case-but-laws-have-changed-since-2018/XYKNUONANRBF7GDTQNPWOCFRYY/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221018040652/https://www.ajc.com/politics/court-rejected-georgia-voting-rights-case-but-laws-have-changed-since-2018/XYKNUONANRBF7GDTQNPWOCFRYY/ |archive-date=October 18, 2022}}

Since losing the election, Abrams has repeatedly claimed that the election was not fairly conducted{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/28/magazine/stacey-abrams-election-georgia.html |first=David |last=Marchese |date=April 28, 2019 |title=Why Stacey Abrams Is Still Saying She Won|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=April 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429012042/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/28/magazine/stacey-abrams-election-georgia.html |newspaper=The New York Times |url-status=live}} and has declined to call Kemp the legitimate governor of Georgia.{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/18/politics/abrams-kemp-georgia-race-legal-winner-sotu-cnntv/index.html |title=Stacey Abrams calls Kemp Georgia's 'legal' governor, won't say he's legitimate |first=Caroline |last=Kelly |publisher=CNN |date=November 18, 2018 |access-date=June 9, 2019 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608054802/https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/18/politics/abrams-kemp-georgia-race-legal-winner-sotu-cnntv/index.html |url-status=live}} Her position is that Kemp, who oversaw the election in his role as Secretary of State, had a conflict of interest and suppressed turnout by purging nearly 670,000 voter registrations in 2017, and that about 53,000 voter registrations were pending a month before the election.{{cite news |last=Nadler |first=Ben |date=October 11, 2018 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/11/georgia-republican-candidate-brian-kemp-puts-53-000-voter-registrations-hold/1608507002/ |url-status=live |title=Georgia Republican candidate for governor puts 53,000 voter registrations on hold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416185301/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/11/georgia-republican-candidate-brian-kemp-puts-53-000-voter-registrations-hold/1608507002/ |archive-date=April 16, 2020 |work=USA Today}} She has said, "I have no empirical evidence that I would have achieved a higher number of votes. However, I have sufficient and I think legally sufficient doubt about the process to say that it was not a fair election."

On November 9, 2018, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that its investigation of the 2018 statewide elections in Georgia had found "no evidence ... of systematic malfeasance – or of enough tainted votes to force a runoff election".{{cite news |last1=Alan Judd |first1=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=Did voting problems influence outcome in Georgia election? |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/scattered-problems-emerge-georgia-voting/oQxJq2DOKu8o32pd0mvAxN/ |work=ajc |language=en |date=November 9, 2018 |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105152037/https://www.ajc.com/news/scattered-problems-emerge-georgia-voting/oQxJq2DOKu8o32pd0mvAxN/ |url-status=live}} A follow-up analysis in December 2019 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found "an estimated 54,000 to 85,000 voters" were impacted by changes, such as precinct closures in the aftermath of Shelby County v. Holder. However, it found that Abrams would have need up to 67% of the votes at "ideal voting locations" for a runoff to occur.

In his 2020 book, University of California law professor and election law expert Richard L. Hasen described Kemp as "perhaps the most incompetent state chief elections officer" in the 2018 elections and said it was "hard to tell" which of Kemp's "actions were due to incompetence and which were attempted suppression."{{Cite book |last=Hasen |first=Richard L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1dHMDwAAQBAJ |title=Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-25286-6 |language=en}}

According to Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler writing in September 2022, Abrams repeatedly falsely claimed that she "won" the election, that the election was "rigged", that it was "stolen", that it was not "free and fair", and that Kemp had "cheated". Kessler said that "Abrams played up claims the election was stolen until such tactics became untenable for anyone who claims to be an advocate for American democratic norms and values".{{cite news |last1=Kessler |first1=Glenn |title=Stacey Abrams's rhetorical twist on being an election denier |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/29/stacey-abramss-rhetorical-twist-being-an-election-denier/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=September 29, 2022 |date=September 29, 2022}}

{{Reflist|30em}}

• [https://votesmart.org/election/2018/G/GA/2018-gubernatorial Candidates] at Vote Smart
• [https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_gubernatorial_election,_2018 Candidates] at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20181011192546/https://staceyabrams.com/ Stacey Abrams (D) for Governor]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20181103172738/https://www.kempforgovernor.com/ Brian Kemp (R) for Governor]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031318/http://www.tedmetz.com/ Ted Metz (L) for Governor]

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