GOP gov candidate Kemp resigns as Georgia secretary of state
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Brian Kemp resigned Thursday as Georgia's secretary of state, a day after his campaign said he's captured enough votes to become governor despite his rival's refusal to concede.
Stacey Abrams (D) vs Brian Kemp (R) for Georgia Governor's Race 2018 / Photo: Stacey Abrams / Photo: Office of U.S. Senator David Perdue / (MGN)
Stacey Abrams' campaign immediately responded by refusing to accept Kemp's declaration of victory in the race and demanding that state officials "count every single vote."
As the state's top election official, Kemp oversaw the race, a marquee contest in the nation's midterms. His resignation Thursday morning came as a hearing began for a lawsuit in which five voters asked that he be barred from exercising his duties in any future management of his own election tally.
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