Georgia Governor’s Race: Kemp Attacks, Abrams Talks Jobs

Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, left, and Secretary of State Brian Kemp celebrate during a unity rally Thursday in Peachtree Corners. The pair faced off in a heated gubernatorial runoff race that Kemp won. Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams in the November general election.

John Amis / Associated Press

With the Georgia governor’s race now set, Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams returned to the campaign trail Thursday, where their approaches proved just as different as their starkly contrasting policies.

Kemp, hoping to unite his party on the heels of a divisive primary runoff, wasted no time before attacking his opponent, while Abrams mainly focused on jobs while seeking to reintroduce herself to Georgia voters after being out of the spotlight for two months.

The race between Kemp, a hard-line white conservative, and Abrams, a self-declared progressive black woman, is set to be among the most closely watched of the November midterms.