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  • Atlanta lawyer Stacey Abrams has a chance to become the first African American female governor in U.

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  • Abrams won the Democratic primary in Georgia, one of four states toe hold primary elections yesterday.

  • Abrams, a former state General Assembly leader, easily beat another woman, Stacy Evans.

  • Abrams says the way to win the general election is to attract young and non white voters who haven't been casting ballots.

  • She'll face either Lieutenant Governor Casey Kagel or State Secretary of State Brian Kemp in the general election.

  • They'll meet in a runoff in July.

  • Well, Texas Democrats chose former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez to run for governor.

  • She's the first openly gay and first Latina nominee for governor, also in Texas, three House run offs that could determine whether Democrats can take control of the House.

  • In November, women were nominated in two districts and a black man in the third.

Atlanta lawyer Stacey Abrams has a chance to become the first African American female governor in U.

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