Democrat challenger Stacy Abrams conceded her loss to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) in the state’s 2022 gubernatorial election on Tuesday – yet she still has not conceded her loss to Kemp in Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial election.
“I know the results aren’t what we hoped for tonight. And I understand that you are hurting,” Abrams said in her concession speech. “And you are disappointed, I am too. We may not have made it to the finish line. But we ran that race. And we know this path and we know that running is what matters. That standing is what matters. That defending is what matters.”
“I say that our vision and our values are never clouded, that our intention is righteous, that our future is bright. And while we may not write the story today, there will always be another chapter, and together. We will get it done. Thank you so much,” she added.
Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams conceded to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday in a rematch of their 2018 race.
“I will never stop doing everything in my power to ensure that the people of Georgia have a voice,” she said. https://t.co/bm4DOaBPJe pic.twitter.com/UDah8hI5nb
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 9, 2022
After losing to Kemp in Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial election by more than 55,000 votes, Abrams notoriously refused to concede her loss.
“This is not a speech of concession. Concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true or proper… I cannot concede,” Abrams said in November 2018.
Abrams has since claimed that Kemp was not the legitimate governor of Georgia and that his victory was a result of “voter suppression” and a “broken system.”
As she campaigned with Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe last year – also an election denier who denies the results of the 2000 presidential election – Abrams suggested that she actually won the 2018 election.
“Just because you win doesn’t mean you won,” Abrams said. “We’ve got folks who are ready to take back what they think is theirs, but they are not entitled to our progress. They are not entitled to our justice. They are not entitled to our vote.”
“I come from a state where I was not entitled to become the governor, but as an American citizen and a citizen of Georgia, I’m going to fight for every person who has the right to vote to be able to cast that vote,” she added.
