2026 Midterms: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history in Georgia
- Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia on Tuesday, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor in the United States, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson and flipping the top job in a key swing state.
- US elects its first Black woman governorNewsFeedThe US has elected its first Black woman governor after Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial election.
- She also became Georgia’s first Black governor after defeating billionaire Republican Rick Jackson.
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- Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia on Tuesday, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor in the United States, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson and flipping the top job in a key swing state.
- US elects its first Black woman governorNewsFeedThe US has elected its first Black woman governor after Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial election.
- She also became Georgia’s first Black governor after defeating billionaire Republican Rick Jackson.
Sources: France 24, Al Jazeera