Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as Georgia’s first Black woman governor

Bottoms, a former adviser to ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.

Published on RocksNews: 4 Nov 2026, 03:09 UTC
Updated: 4 Nov 2026, 03:40 UTC
Language: English

Keisha Lance Bottoms makes US history as first Black woman elected governor — Keisha Lance Bottoms makes US history as first Black woman elected governor — Image credit: Al Jazeera English

Bottoms, a former adviser to ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.

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