Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms makes US history as first Black woman to be elected state governor

Billionaire Rick Jackson was favored to win until ex-Atlanta mayor campaigned with Barack Obama and Jon OssoffUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesKeisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor and Democrat, won the race for Georgia governor on Tuesday in an upset for Republicans. Bottoms will become the first Black, female governor in the US.Georgia is historically a swing state…

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