{"id":13456,"date":"2026-11-04T03:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T03:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=13456"},"modified":"2026-11-04T03:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T03:09:16","slug":"keisha-lance-bottoms-makes-history-as-georgias-first-black-woman-governor-us-midterm-elections-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=13456","title":{"rendered":"Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as Georgia\u2019s first Black woman governor | US Midterm Elections 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bottoms, who formerly advised ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 4 Nov 2026<\/span>4 Nov 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history as the first Black woman elected governor in the United States.<\/p>\n

The former Atlanta mayor emerged victorious over her billionaire opponent, Republican Rick Jackson, who spent more than $200m of his personal fortune in an attempt to succeed popular outgoing Republican Governor Brian Kemp.<\/p>\n

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Bottoms, an adviser to former US President Joe Biden, was propelled to victory in part by the state\u2019s significant Black voting bloc, which turned out in large numbers during early voting.<\/p>\n

During the campaign, she faced Republican attempts to characterise her time as mayor as a crime-ridden decline for the state\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a longstanding playbook to paint Atlanta as this big bad place,\u201d Bottoms told the Associated Press news agency.<\/p>\n

Bottoms\u2019s win marks the third consecutive time that Georgia Democrats have nominated a Black woman for governor. Stacey Abrams lost in 2018 and 2022 to Kemp, who is leaving office in January after eight years due to term limits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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