# Keisha Lance Bottoms makes US history as first Black woman elected governor

https://mins.news/en/item/128208

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-04 02:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/keisha-lance-bottoms-makes-us-history-as-first-black-woman-elected-governor?traffic_source=rss

> Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson to become governor of Georgia, making her the first Black woman elected governor in the United States. The former Atlanta mayor and Joe Biden adviser benefited in part from strong turnout among the state’s Black voters during early voting.

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