Oprah Campaigning For Abrams In Marietta, Decatur On Thursday

ATLANTA, GA -- Oprah Winfrey will campaign for Stacey Abrams on Thursday at two metro Atlanta locations, as the nation's most watched governor's race enters what could be it final days. Abrams' campaign confirmed Winfrey will participate in a town hall at 2 pm at the Cobb Civic Center in Marietta and 3 pm at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center in Decatur.

Abrams is seeking to become the nation's first African-American female governor in history, while her opponent, Brian Kemp, is aiming to maintain GOP control of the office that Republicans have enjoyed since 2002.

Winfrey's appearance is the latest instance of prominent political figures and celebrities are getting involved in Georgia's nationally watched elections. Actor Will Ferrell campaigned for Abrams in Kennesaw and other Georgia locations over the weekend. Vice President Mike Kemp is making a campaign stop for Kemp on Thursday in Dalton, while former president Barack Obama will stump for Abrams on Friday at Morehouse College.

Finally, President Donald Trump is set to appear at a Macon campaign rally for Kemp on Saturday.

More than 1 million ballots have already been cast in a race that national Democrats hope will become a swing state, as the nation's midterm elections are widely being seen as a referendum on Trump's administration. Early voting throughout the state ends Friday, Nov. 2.

Virtually every poll has shown the race in a dead heat, with neither Kemp or Abrams polling above 50 percent to secure an outright win on Nov. 6 and avoid a December runoff.

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: Oprah Winfrey attends a dinner in honor of the Medal of Freedom awardees at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on November 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)