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Stacey Abrams is not conceding the Georgia governor’s race to Brain Kemp, stating the contest is too close to call.

Kemp is ahead in votes with 99% of precincts.

“I’m here tonight to tell you votes remain to be counted. There’s voices that are waiting to be heard,” Abrams told her supporters early Wednesday morning gathered in Atlanta.

Abrams campaign sent CNN a statement regrading specific reason she is not conceding, including that three of the state’s largest counties “have reported only a portion of the votes that were submitted by early mail” and four other large counties “have reported exactly 0 votes by mail,” according to the campaign. Together, it said, the seven counties “are expected to return a minimum of 77,000 ballots.”

“These counties also represent heavily-Democratic leaning constituencies, and the majority of those votes are anticipated to be for Stacey Abrams,” the statement went on say.The campaign said it was waiting for absentee ballots as well “another major pickup opportunity for Abrams. Across our state, folks are opening up the dreams of voters in absentee ballots, and we believe our chance for a stronger Georgia is just within reach. But we cannot seize it until all voices are heard,” Abrams said at the event early Wednesday morning. “And I promise you tonight, we’re going to make sure that every vote is counted.”