Wed Nov 9, 2022 – 8:02 am ESTWed Nov 9, 2022 – 9:29 am EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Georgia’s incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp, a champion for the pro-life cause, defeated pro-abortion candidate Stacey Abrams for the second time.
The Republican governor won 53.4 percent of the vote with 98 percent of the ballots counted. Abrams, who had the backing of Hollywood elites, famously flip-flopped on an economic boycott of the state in 2021 after it passed a series of election integrity measures.
Abrams, a former minority leader of the Georgia House, is staunchly pro-abortion and was an outspoken opponent of the state’s heartbeat bill, protecting the life of the unborn child from detection of cardiac activity, usually around six weeks into a pregnancy. At the time, she called the bill “abominable” and “evil,” and bad for “morality and our humanity” as well as “bad for business,’” as previously reported by LifeSiteNews.
During his victory speech, Kemp said, “Our message to voters was about making sure they had the opportunity to achieve the American dream right here in the Peach State, no matter their zip code.”
“[I] think we live in the best state in the country to
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