Democrats selected a woman who could become the first black female governor in American history, No Republican candidate gathered more than 50 percent of the vote.
Top two face a July runoff.
Abrams campaign was annoyed by allegations of ethics violations. She reciprocated herself money from campaign accounts without record.
She used to campaign resources to promote book sales from which she personally gained.
She has repudiated the allegations.
She drew loud and sustained thanksgiving. She told the crowd, "We can repeal campus carry and we can expand prospect"
At Cagle's gathering in Gainesville, she said the crowd:
"It's great to come in first place. We've got a lot more to be done."