know? reporter: lester, when i have spoken to voters those issues came up and more. so much depends on the state. tonight, lester, many of those key governors races are very tight. tonight it s not just control of congress that s at stake. also up for grabs, 36 critical governor seats, including here in georgia. republican governor brian kemp s rematch against stacey abrams. a win would make her the first black woman governor in u.s. history. a big focus for kemp, his early decision to reopen georgia during covid. she was criticizing me for simply giving you the opportunity to go back to work or to open your business. reporter: abrams like many democrats emphasizing abortion action. this is a reporter: in arizona a marquee matchup between katie hobbs and lakers lakers, a trump-backed republican who denied the 2020 election results and is already casting doubt on this election.