Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as Georgia’s first Black woman governor
Also reported by Guardian US
Summary
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won election as Georgia governor, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in the United States. She defeated Republican Rick Jackson, who spent more than $200 million of his own money on his campaign.Key Facts
- Bottoms is a Democrat and a former mayor of Atlanta.
- Republican Rick Jackson is a billionaire who spent more than $200 million of his personal fortune on the campaign.
- Bottoms’s victory was helped by strong turnout among Black voters, including during early voting.
- During the campaign, Republicans criticized Bottoms’s record as Atlanta mayor and portrayed the city as troubled by crime.
- Bottoms is the third Black woman Georgia Democrats have nominated for governor in a row.
- Stacey Abrams, the previous two nominees, lost to Brian Kemp in 2018 and 2022.
- Kemp is leaving office in January after reaching the end of his term limit.
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