Abrams, Kemp prepare for overtime in Georgia governor's race

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If neither candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote Tuesday, the nationally watched campaign will head to a December runoff.

By DANIEL STRAUSS 11/05/2018 05:08 AM EST

ATLANTA — As voters and campaigns around the country get ready for Tuesday’s climactic midterm elections, the candidates for governor of Georgia are already preparing for four weeks of overtime.

That’s the scenario on tap if neither Democrat Stacey Abrams nor Republican Brian Kemp is able to clinch more than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election — a distinct possibility given the too-close-to-call public polling and the presence of a Libertarian candidate, Ted Metz, on the ballot. Under Georgia law, if no general election candidate secures a majority, the top two finishers advance to a runoff, which would take place on Dec. 4 for this year’s governor’s race.

There has never been a general election runoff for governor in Georgia. But while both Abrams and Kemp have stubbornly maintained that they are focused on winning outright on Tuesday, behind the scenes, their campaigns are already laying groundwork for an extra 28 days on the trail — assembling legal teams for potential legal fights over Tuesday’s vote and stockpiling money to jumpstart a runoff campaign

“The possibility of a runoff is certainly there,” said Eric Holder, the former Obama administration attorney general who campaigned for Abrams over the weekend. He continued: “I can tell you we are in this to win and so we want to win on November 6, but if it goes beyond that, the resources of the party will be directed at whatever comes after.”

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