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2026 Midterms: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history in Georgia

2026 Midterms: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history in Georgia

Summary

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson. She became the first Black woman elected governor in the United States, and Democrats flipped Georgia’s top state office.

Key Facts

  • Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Georgia governor’s race.
  • Bottoms ran as a Democrat.
  • She defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson.
  • Bottoms is the first Black woman elected governor in the United States.
  • The result flipped Georgia’s governorship to the Democrats.
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