Stacey Abrams' Chances vs. Brian Kemp as Georgia Governor Polls Shift

Democrat Stacey Abrams faces an uphill struggle to defeat Republican Governor Brian Kemp in Georgia as polls show him with a substantial lead over his challenger.

Kemp and Abrams are competing in a rematch of the 2018 gubernatorial election that saw the Republican narrowly defeat his Democratic rival with 50.2 percent of the vote to her 48.8 percent.

A recent Monmouth University poll shows that support for Kemp has risen over the past month, while Abrams' support has remained largely unchanged over the same period.

The poll found that 44 percent of Georgia registered voters said they would definitely back Kemp, while another 11 percent said they would probably support the governor.