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Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as Georgia's first female governor in sweeping Democratic victory
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In an exclusive interview with Nexstar, Bottoms reflected on the historic significance of her victory and the generations of Georgians who helped make it possible.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected Georgia’s first woman governor and the nation’s first Black woman governor, ending more than two decades of Republican control of the state’s governorship. Races in Minnesota, Tennessee and Ohio could also produce their states’ first elected women governors.
Georgia voters are deciding whether to make history by electing a Black woman as governor or to defy political trends by electing a Republican billionaire at a time when President Donald Trump’s popularity is at a historic low
Voters across Georgia are watching ballot returns closely as Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson square off to lead the state. The contest will determine whether Democrats make historic gains or Republicans extend a 20-year reign in the governor's mansion. Bottoms vs.
Voters across the country are deciding control of the U.S. House and Senate in the2026 midterm elections. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won the race for Georgia governor, the first gubernatorial pickup for either party. She is the first Black woman elected governor of any state.
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has won Georgia’s race for governor, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Rick Jackson and flipping control of the battleground state office for the first time in 24 years.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) is projected to win the Georgia governor's race over Republican healthcare executive Rick Jackson — turning the Peach State's highest office blue for the first time in over two decades, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, beat billionaire Republican businessman Rick Jackson in a close race for Georgia governor, marking the first time in more than three decades that a Democrat has won the state’s highest office and making Bottoms the first black woman governor in …
By Fredreka Schouten Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will win Georgia’s gubernatorial race and become the first Black female governor in U.S. history, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. The former Atlanta major also will make Georgia history as the first African American and the first woman elected to the …
Keisha Lance Bottoms’ win marks the first time Georgia has elected a Democratic governor in more than 20 years. (Image credit: Brynn Anderson/AP Photo)
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms captured the Georgia governor's office Tuesday, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson to become the first Black woman elected governor in Georgia history. Bottoms could be the first Black woman ever in the nation's history, but it depends on whether Lisa Demuth …
ATLANTA — Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history as the first Black woman to be elected governor of Georgia, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson on Tuesday and flipping the top job in a key swing state.
By Elise Hammond Several candidates have made history with their projected wins in tonight’s midterms. Here’s a look: Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to become the first Black governor of Georgia, the first female governor of Georgia and the first female Black governor in US history.
Billionaire Rick Jackson was favored to win until ex-Atlanta mayor campaigned with Barack Obama and Jon Ossoff US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor, will become the first Black female governor in the US afte…
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