{"id":2531477,"date":"2026-01-08T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-rules-out-2026-georgia-gubernatorial-run\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:04:33","slug":"stacey-abrams-rules-out-2026-georgia-gubernatorial-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-rules-out-2026-georgia-gubernatorial-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacey Abrams rules out 2026 Georgia gubernatorial run"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstacey-abrams-rules-out-2026-georgia-gubernatorial-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Stacey Abrams announced she will not seek the Georgia governor&#8217;s office in 2026 after losing <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-profile bids<\/a> in 2018 and 2022. She said she will continue her political work outside elected office,focusing on fighting &#8220;authoritarianism&#8221; and defending democracy. Abrams rose to national prominence after her 2018 campaign and helped deliver Georgia for Joe Biden in 2020, but her standing has waned as a larger-margin defeat in the 2022 rematch with Gov.Brian Kemp. Her New georgia Project faced scrutiny and was fined by the Georgia Ethics Commission for failing to disclose roughly $4.2 million in contributions and $3.2 million in expenditures tied to her 2018 campaign. Former Atlanta Mayor keisha Lance Bottoms is widely viewed as the Democratic front-runner for 2026 and, if elected, could become the first Black woman governor of Georgia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Stacey Abrams rules out 2026 Georgia gubernatorial run after previous two losses<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999474\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former state Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stacey-abrams\/\">Stacey Abrams<\/a> has ruled out a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\">Georgia<\/a> gubernatorial run in 2026 after two previous, high-profile bids.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams served as the center of Democratic Georgia politics for years over her attempts to win the governor&rsquo;s mansion in 2018 and 2022. After two previous losses, the Georgia democrat is finally throwing in the towel, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/2026\/01\/stacey-abrams-rules-out-2026-bid-for-georgia-governor\/\">telling<\/a> the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> that she won&rsquo;t be running in 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4411197\/beshear-strikes-unifying-tone-in-final-state-of-the-state-and-2028-ambitions\/\">Beshear boosts unifying tone in final state of the state, with nod to 2028 ambitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4410991\/spencer-pratt-launches-bid-la-mayor-one-year-anniversary-palisades-fire\/\">Spencer Pratt launches bid for LA mayor on one year anniversary of Palisades fire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4410953\/josh-shapiro-reelection-campaign-pennsylvania-governor\/\">Josh Shapiro launches reelection campaign: &#8216;Keep getting stuff done&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Americans are in pain but they are ready to act, and now is the moment to reconnect to what is at stake and what is possible,&rdquo; she said in a statement to the outlet. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s clear to me that the most effective way I can serve right now is by continuing to do this important work. For that reason, I will not seek elected office in 2026.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She said she would instead focus her efforts on fighting &ldquo;authoritarianism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The antidote to authoritarianism and its harms has always been democracy; and I have long believed that democracy requires active engagement and staunch defenders,&rdquo; Abrams wrote. &ldquo;But democracy is experienced by the vast majority through the work of government &mdash; when it fails, we are all imperiled.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Abrams became a national Democratic darling in 2018 when she sought to be the United States&rsquo;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-attorney-general-letitia-james-launches-governor-bid\/\" title=\"N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James launches governor bid\">black female governor<\/a>, but was beaten by Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA). She sought a rematch in 2022, where she was resoundingly beaten by a much larger margin, in a cycle where Republicans underperformed.<\/p>\n<p>Her behavior after the 2018 election harmed her image after she refused to concede the race, claiming that Kemp had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-being-repeatedly-rejected-by-voters-stacey-abrams-and-beto-orourke-are-considering-comeback-bids\/\" title=\"Despite being repeatedly rejected by voters, ... and Beto O\u2019Rourke are considering comeback bids\">improperly purged voter rolls<\/a>, effectively stealing the election. She repeatedly refused to admit defeat, only going so far as to say that she accepted Kemp was the legal winner of the election.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams kept her political flame glowing between the 2018 and 2022 elections by assisting other Democrats and fundraising for the party. She won plaudits for helping deliver Georgia to former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3854697\/stacey-abrams-new-georgia-project-end-operations\/\">STACEY ABRAMS-TIED NEW GEORGIA PROJECT TO END OPERATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since her significant loss in 2022, however, her star has faded on the national stage. She most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-seeks-transparency-with-member-finances-after-co-founder-was-found-to-have-purchased-several-homes\/\" title=\"BLM ...s transparency with member finances after co-founder was found to have purchased several homes\">recently faced scrutiny<\/a> over the work of her New Georgia Project, founded in 2013, which was fined by the Georgia Ethics Commission over its failure to disclose $4.2 million in contributions and $3.2 million in expenditures to Abrams&rsquo;s 2018 gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is widely viewed as the Democratic front-runner for the 2026 gubernatorial race. If successful, she would take the title of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-lauds-state-rep-shirley-weber-established-africana-studies-professor-as-newsoms-secretary-of-state-pick\/\" title=\"Harris Lauds .... Shirley Weber, Established Africana Studies Professor, As Newsom\u2019s Secretary Of ... Pick\">black woman<\/a> to be elected governor, a title long sought by Abrams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stacey Abrams won&#8217;t run for Georgia governor in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2531478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25289563374717.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45496,52565,40275,34385],"class_list":["post-2531477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2026-election","tag-georgia-governor","tag-gubernatorial-race","tag-stacey-abrams"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25289563374717.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531477"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531481,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531477\/revisions\/2531481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2531478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}