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PoliticsDemocrat Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgia’s first Black woman governor

Democrats won Georgia’s governorship in Tuesday’s midterm elections for the first time since 1998. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms overcame GOP criticism of her management of the city to become the first Black woman elected governor in the United States.

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TThe Associated Press 2026-11-04 13:00