Stacey Abrams (D) on Friday ended her gubernatorial bid in Georgia, saying she saw "no legal path forward." 

Abrams also said she would not use the legal system to attempt to "scheme" her way into office, in an address made while surrounded by supporters Friday afternoon.

But she threatened a lawsuit over "mismanagement" of Georgia's elections by Brian Kemp (R), the state's governor-elect and former secretary of state, adding that she was convinced that months of "incompetence" in Kemp's office had contributed to her defeat.

The Georgia gubernatorial race was burdened for months with accusations of voter suppression by Democrats, including over thousands of voter registrations that were removed from voter rolls.

Republicans including President Trump had called on Abrams to concede in the days since the election, claiming that she lacked the votes necessary to force a runoff under state law.