Keisha Lance Bottoms has won Georgia’s governor’s race, defeating Republican Rick Jackson, according to the Associated Press. The former Atlanta mayor becomes the first Black woman elected governor in the United States.
The victory flips Georgia’s governorship to Democrats and makes Bottoms the state’s first Black governor. She is the first Democrat elected to the office in nearly three decades.
All 50 states. The 14 governorships not up for election are already colored. Blue: Democratic; red: Republican; gold: Other; gray: undecided. Snapshot: Nov. 3, 9:14 p.m. CST. Sources: DDHQ calls; U.S. Senate roster; U.S. Census boundaries.
