Democrat Stacey Abrams refusal to concede and her challenge to the legitimacy of the election after losing a close race for governor in Georgia would have stunned the nation if not for the frequency of such alarming claims. From Democrat Andrew Gillum withdrawing his concession at one point in Floridas governors race to objections including a congressional challenge to the Electoral College vote in all three Republican presidential victories this century, Democrats increasingly level accusations of trickery and illegality to explain their election loses.