The 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022 to elect the

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. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Kemp won re-election to a second term, defeating

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nominee Stacey Abrams. Kemp is expected to be sworn in for a second term on January 12, 2023. Abrams conceded on election night. The primary occurred on May 24, 2022. Kemp was endorsed by former Vice President

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. He faced a primary challenge from former

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David Perdue, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump after Kemp refused to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Stacey Abrams, the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and founder of Fair Fight Action who was narrowly defeated by Kemp in the 2018 gubernatorial election, was once again the

nominee for the governorship. This was Georgia's first gubernatorial rematch since

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Shane T. Hazel, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in

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, also declared he would run. This race was one of six Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Despite Kemp's narrow 55,000-vote victory in 2018, which was Georgia's closest gubernatorial election since

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, he went on to win by 300,000 votes (7.5%) - the largest raw vote victory for a Georgia governor since

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. The race was seen as a potential benefit to

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, who ran in the concurrent Senate race, as it was speculated Kemp's strong performance could help Walker avoid a runoff. He vastly underperformed compared to Kemp, however, and lost to incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in the December 6 runoff election.

Republican primary

Incumbent Governor Brian Kemp faced criticism from former President Donald Trump for his refusal to overturn the results of the

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. Kemp was booed at the Georgia Republican Convention in June 2021, and in December former Senator David Perdue announced a primary challenge to Kemp, and was promptly endorsed by Trump. Initial polling showed a competitive race, however Kemp significantly outraised his opponent and signed conservative legislation such as permitless carry of firearms and a temporary suspension of the gas tax that shored up his position among voters, and on election day, he won by over 50 points, a margin far larger than predicted.

Candidates

Nominee

* Brian Kemp, incumbent governor (2019–present) David Perdue, Official Portrait, 114th Congress (cropped)

Eliminated in primary

*Catherine Davis, HR Professional * David Perdue, former U.S. Senator from Georgia (2015–2021) *Kandiss Taylor, educator and candidate for U.S. Senate in

*Tom Williams, civil service retiree

Withdrawn

* Vernon Jones, former

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(1993–2001, 2017–2021,

until 2020) and CEO of DeKalb County (2001–2009) (''endorsed Perdue'') ''( ran for U.S. House in GA-10)''

Declined

* Doug Collins, former U.S. Representative for (2013–2021) and candidate for U.S. Senate in

, former American football player ''( running for U.S. Senate)''

Debates

Endorsements

Polling

Graphical summary

;Aggregate polls ;Runoff polling ;Doug Collins vs. Brian Kemp ;Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Brian Kemp ;Brian Kemp vs. David Perdue ;Brian Kemp vs. Herschel Walker

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Stacey Abrams, founder of Fair Fight Action, former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011–2017) and nominee for governor in

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Declined

* Kasim Reed, former Mayor of Atlanta (2010–2018) ''( ran for mayor)''

Endorsements

Results

Independent and third-party candidates

Declared

*Al Bartell (Independent), businessman, U.S. Air Force veteran, and perennial candidate *Shane T. Hazel (Libertarian), radio host, Republican candidate for in

, and

nominee for U.S. Senate in

General election

Predictions

Debates

Endorsements

Polling

;Aggregate polls ;Graphical summary ;Vernon Jones vs. Stacey Abrams ;Doug Collins vs. Stacey Abrams ;David Perdue vs. Stacey Abrams ;Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Stacey Abrams ;Herschel Walker vs. Stacey Abrams

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Stacey Abrams (D) for Governor

Al Bartell (I) for Governor

Shane T. Hazel (L) for Governor

Brian Kemp (R) for Governor
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