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Georgia elects Keisha Lance Bottoms, first Black woman governor in U.S. history, CBS News projects

Georgia elects Keisha Lance Bottoms, first Black woman governor in U.S. history, CBS News projects

Summary

CBS News projects that former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial election. If confirmed, she will be the state’s first Black governor and the first woman to hold the office, and Democrats will gain the governorship.

Key Facts

  • CBS News projected Keisha Lance Bottoms as the winner of Georgia’s governor’s race.
  • Bottoms is a former mayor of Atlanta.
  • She would be Georgia’s first Black governor.
  • She would be the first woman elected governor of Georgia.
  • The projected result flips the governorship to Democrats.
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