Brian Kemp, the Republican nominee and the secretary of state, wants to keep his party in power in the Capitol. Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee, is hoping to become the first African-American woman to be elected governor anywhere in the United States. This year’s race might offer a nail-biter - but not necessarily a surprise. Most of Georgia was stunned when a Republican won the Governor’s Mansion in 2002, ending well over a century of Democratic control in Atlanta.
