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2026 Midterms: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history in Georgia

· France 24

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia on Tuesday, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor in the United States, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson and flipping the top job in a key swing state.