Brad Raffensperger jumps into the Georgia governor's race

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday that he is running for governor, a high-profile Republican entry into the race for the battleground state’s gubernatorial seat.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday that he is running for governor, a high-profile Republican entry into the race for the battleground state’s gubernatorial seat.

"I'm a conservative Republican, and I'm prepared to make the tough decisions," he said in an announcement video. "I follow the law and the Constitution, and I'll always do the right thing for Georgia no matter what."

The current governor, Brian Kemp, is in his second term and is term-limited.

Raffensperger rose to the national stage after the 2020 presidential election, when he rejected President Donald Trump's plea to "find" more votes in Georgia after losing the state to former President Joe Biden.

"All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have," Trump told Raffensperger in a phone call, which later became public. "Because we won the state."