Bottoms Wins Georgia Governor Race
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Georgia gubernatorial race, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a US state. The former Atlanta mayor defeated Republican Rick Jackson to succeed outgoing Governor Brian Kemp.
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia's gubernatorial race on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a United States state. The victory flips a key political battleground that Republicans had controlled for more than two decades. Bottoms defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson, securing a historic milestone in American politics.
