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Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp is set for a rematch against Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams, provided he can fend off multiple primary challenges within his own party.

Four years ago, Kemp narrowly beat Abrams to become governor. His most significant challenge comes from former Sen. David Perdue, who is running with former President Donald Trump's support.

Read more: With Trump's backing, ex-Georgia Sen. David Perdue will run against GOP Gov. Brian Kemp

The governor of Georgia is in charge of the executive branch agencies and signs bills passed by the legislature into law, or can choose to veto them. The position has drawn national attention after the close 2018 race and Trump's opposition to Kemp. Kemp acknowledged that President Joe Biden won the presidential race in Georgia and refused to support Trump's efforts to overturn the election results.

That primary will be held on May 24.The general election will be held on Nov. 8., in whichShane Hazel is running for the Libertarian Party and Al Bartell is running as an independent.

Kemp is the current governorand former secretary of state. On his campaign website, he focusses on the work he has doneas governor on business growth, gun rights, and education, including raising teacher's salaries. He signed at least two bills that drew national attention, including the "heartbeat" abortion bill, which sought to ban abortions after about six weeks and was ultimately struck down,and SB 202, which changed how elections are administered in Georgia.Before his time as Secretary State, Kemp was abusinessman and served in the State Senate.

Abrams is the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and ran against Kemp in 2018. Abrams has said she is running on expanding Medicaid, protecting voting rights, and access to education. She is the founder of Fair Fight Action, which has worked nationally onvoting andelection issues, access to medical care andmedical debt in the south. Abrams served 11 years in the Georgia House of Representativesand was known as a bipartisan legislator. In 2010 she was electedHouse Minority Leader.She also has authored a number of fiction and non-fiction books.

Perdue was the Georgia Senator before losing a re-election bid to current Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2021. Perdue has received Trump's endorsement for his false claims that the 2020 election results from Georgia were inaccurate, and he has proposed to create an election law enforcement division. He also wants to eliminate the state income tax, create a parent's bill of rights and pass termadditional limitsfor elected offices. Before his election to the Senate in 2014, Perdue was a businessman, including serving as an executive for Reebok and Dollar General.

Also: Who's running: Where Sen. Raphael Warnock, challengers stand on the issues

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Davis is a public speaker and activist. According to her website, her priorities include election integrity, religious and medical freedom and opposing abortion.

Taylor works in public education and has worked as a teacher and counselor. Her platform is "Jesus, guns and babies," and she is also running on election integrity and educational issues.

RepublicanTom Williams also qualified to run, but appears not to have submitted contact information. TheChronicle was unable to find any additional information about his candidacy.

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Georgia elections: Who is running for governor in the 2022 primary and general? - The Augusta Chronicle