Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia, becoming first Black woman governor
Why it matters: The win ends a decades-long drought for Georgia Democrats and puts a new governor opposite a Republican-led state Senate.
Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governor’s race, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history and the first Democrat to win the office in the state in more than two decades. The former Atlanta mayor told PBS NewsHour the result reflected years of organizing across Georgia and a broader political shift in the state and the South. Bottoms campaigned on lowering costs, expanding health care access and challenging the Trump administration’s agenda. She now faces a divided government, with Republicans still controlling the Georgia Senate, a hurdle for advancing her priorities after a landmark victory.