During the 2018 campaign, former President of the United States Jimmy Carter, as well as a number of Georgia-based organizations, such as the Georgia NAACP and Georgia Common Cause, called upon Kemp to resign as Secretary of State while running for governor, thus ensuring that he would not be overseeing his own election.
Under kampanjen år 2018 uppmanade före detta presidenten i USA, Jimmy Carter och ett antal Georgia-baserade organisationer, såsom Georgia NAACP, uppmanade Kemp att avgå som statssekreterare medan han kandiderade till guvernör så att han inte skulle kunna övervaka sitt eget val.