Brian Kemp Steps Down as <br />Georgia's Secretary of State The Republican holds a narrow lead in Georgia's governor race over Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams. The race remains too close to call following Tuesday night's election. Kemp's resignation comes despite <br />not officially being called the winner. He has declared victory but Abrams has not yet conceded. As more ballots are currently being counted, Abrams' deficit has neared a threshold <br />required for a recount, as well as the level needed for a <br />runoff election. Under Georgia law, a candidate must have more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff. As of now, Kemp leads Abrams <br />50.3 to 48.7.
