ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21, 2018: Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who defeated Stacey Evans for the democratic nomination in Georgia's governor's race. (Photograph by Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images) ATLANTA - In 2018, then gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams realized her fight to become Georgia's governor had ended, but her efforts to increase statewide voter participation and defeat voter suppression were only just beginning.
Ever since it's been a whirlwind for the former Democratic gubernatorial nominee. Abrams created the national voting rights organization, Fair Fight.
In just over two years, her organization registered 800,000 voters in Georgia. "I'm making it my mission to advocate for free and fair elections," Abrams said in a.