Keisha Lance Bottoms makes US history as first Black woman elected governor
Briefing by News4U · First published
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia's governor race on Tuesday, defeating Republican billionaire Rick Jackson, NPR and The Guardian reported. Bottoms will become the first Black woman elected governor in the United States, according to an Associated Press race call cited by NPR. The former Atlanta mayor, who later advised the Biden administration, also marks Georgia's first Democratic governor in more than 20 years. Jackson, a healthcare executive endorsed by President Trump, had been favored until recent days, while Bottoms campaigned with high-profile Democrats including Barack Obama and Senator Jon Ossoff. [1] [2]