Just got an email from Ryan Mahoney from Brian Kemp's campaign in Georgia:
For Immediate Release
Saturday, November 10, 2018
UPDATED, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BALLOT NUMBERS AGAIN PROVE THAT ABRAMS CANNOT WIN, FORCE RUN-OFF, OR TRIGGER RECOUNT
(Athens, GA) - Days after the November 6th election, Governor-elect Brian Kemp still maintains a strong lead over Stacey Abrams. Even though it is mathematically impossible for Abrams to force a runoff or win, her campaign refuses to concede.
"Stacey Abrams' antics are a disgrace to democracy and completely ignore the will of the people," said Ryan Mahoney, Communications Director. "This is not how America works. Brian Kemp earned a clear victory on Tuesday night and holds a sizable lead as remaining provisional and military ballots are counted.
"Clearly, Stacey Abrams isn't ready for her 15 minutes of fame to end so she's manufacturing numbers to trick reporters and confuse hardworking Georgians. It is mathematically impossible for Stacey Abrams to win, force a run-off, or trigger a recount. Georgia voters have spoken. It's time for Abrams to listen and concede immediately."
As of Saturday, November 10, 2018 (12:00PM)
*Information below is public
Total Votes Reported: 3,924,658
Kemp: 1,975,162 (50.33%)
Abrams: 1,912,383 (48.73%)
Metz: 37,113 (.95%)
Kemp Margin: +62,779 votes
Counties Certified: 89
Counties Remaining to Certify: 70
Counties Reporting Total Provisional Results: 118
Original Provisional Ballots in those 118 Counties: 4,472
Total Provisional Ballots Accepted in those 118 Counties: 2,138
Percentage of Provisional Ballots Deemed Ineligible by County Officials Thus Far: 52%
In the counties that have reported official provisional numbers on the Secretary of Stateโs website thus far, Abrams has only a net ninety-vote margin on Brian Kemp.
Counties Not Yet Reporting Provisional Ballot Results: 41
*Even with these counties not yet reporting final provisional results, several have already reported ineligible ballot numbers. For example: Fulton County (1,556 of 3,722), DeKalb County (646 of 3,000), Chatham County (140 of 329), and Henry County (172 of 339)
Maximum Number of eligible provisionals outstanding in those 41 counties โ 14,204
Maximum Possible Remaining Outstanding Military Absentee Ballots in Counties Not Yet Certified โ 3,291
Total possible ballots remaining (all eligible provisional ballots + all possible military ballots) โ 17,495
*Military ballots must have been received by 5PM on Friday, November 9. They are included in certified count from their respective county.
If all 17,495 possible votes were verified and accepted, and were cast for Stacey Abrams these would be the final results:
Kemp: 50.10% โ 1,975,162 (current total)
Abrams: 48.95% โ 1,929,878 (adding all 17,495 possible outstanding ballots)
Metz: .95% - 37,113
Total: 3,942,153
Kemp Margin: +45,284
So even if Abrams received every possible outstanding ballot there would be no runoff and no recount. This election is over. Brian Kemp is Governor-Elect of Georgia.
**All numbers provided are available to the general public and reported by the counties.
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