Cagle, Kemp put in last-minute campaign efforts across Georgia

ATLANTA — In less than 24 hours, polls will open for the Georgia runoff elections, including the GOP governor race.

Channel 2 Political Reporter Richard Elliot was with Brian Kemp and Casey Cagle on Monday as they left for last-minute campaign stops across the state.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle got an early start Monday morning, as he left PDK Airport in DeKalb County around 7 a.m.

A short time later, Secretary of State Brian Kemp flew out of the same airport.

Cagle, who walked onto the tarmac with his wife and newest grandchild, talked with Elliot before taking off.

“Again, I think the governor (Nathan Deal) knows the state better than anyone. He’s governed the state and he’s the one person that has said he can trust me to continue to see the economic prosperity in the state,” Cagle said.

Cagle’s campaign took a big blow last week when President Donald Trump tweeted his support for Kemp.

“I’m disappointed that the president weighed in. We had virtually his entire political team that works here in Georgia endorsing our campaign,” Cagle said.

Kemp told Elliot on Monday that he enjoys the president’s endorsement.

“We seized the momentum in this race because of our hard work ... our grassroots people ... were out there pounding day after day, month after month, for well over a year now. It’s finally paying off,” Kemp said.

Recent polls show Kemp with a lead, but he said he’s not paying attention to those polls.

“We’ve been the underdog since day one and I’m still running like the underdog right now. I’m going to run like an underdog all the way to November,” Kemp said.

OTHER RACES

There are also runoffs Tuesday for other state offices and congressional districts.

David Shafer and Geoff Duncan are in the Republican runoff for lieutenant governor.

David Belle Isle and Brad Raffensperger are Republicans running for secretary of state.

There’s also a runoff between Democrats Kevin Abel and Lucy McBath in the Sixth Congressional District. The winner will face incumbent Karen Handel in November.

There’s also a runoff in the Seventh Congressional District between Democrats Carolyn Bordeaux and David Kim. The winner will face Congressman Rob Woodall in the general election.

COVERAGE PLANS

Channel 2 Action News will have complete coverage of the runoff election throughout the day and evening.

We'll have LIVE, real-time results on Channel 2 Action News, on the WSB-TV News App and on WSBTV.com.

And WATCH The Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat at 11 for LIVE reports from the major campaigns.

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