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Pence Returns to Georgia for Kemp in Governor's Race

Vice President Mike Pence is set to make a return trip to Georgia in support of Republican Brian Kemp's bid for governor.

The White House confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that Pence is scheduled to host a Sept. 13 event in Atlanta.

The trip will be Pence's second foray into the race, after headlining an event in Macon in July.

President Donald Trump had thrown his administration's weight behind Kemp just days before Pence's initial appearance. Trump tweeted his "full and total" endorsement of Kemp, helping to tip the scales before his July 24 Republican primary runoff against Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle.

Kemp faces Democrat Stacey Abrams in November's general election. Abrams has secured the backing of former President Barack Obama.

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