Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as Georgia’s first Black woman governor
- DEVELOPING STORY, Bottoms, who formerly advised ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.
- Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history as the first Black woman elected governor in the United States.
- The former Atlanta mayor emerged victorious over her billionaire opponent, Republican Rick Jackson, who spent more than $200m of his personal fortune in an attempt to succeed popular outgoing Republican Governor Brian Kemp.
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- Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history as the first Black woman elected governor in the United States.
- The former Atlanta mayor emerged victorious over her billionaire opponent, Republican Rick Jackson, who spent more than $200m of his personal fortune in an attempt to succeed popular outgoing Republican Governor Brian Kemp.
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- DEVELOPING STORY, Bottoms, who formerly advised ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Times of India