Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Georgia, Becoming the First Black Woman Elected Governor of a U.S. State
The former Atlanta mayor defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson in Georgia’s November 3 election, according to media projections. The result marks a first for a U.S. state governorship; it is distinct from Stacey Plaskett’s election as governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a U.S. territory.
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