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Nov 4, 2026

Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black woman elected governor in US

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Atlanta mayor, won Georgia's gubernatorial race, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in US history and flipping the state from Republican control.

Nov 4, 2026·7 sources

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▪Republicans have maintained legislative majority control in the Georgia statehouse for more than 20 years
▪Jon Ossoff was the only Democratic senator seeking reelection in 2026 in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election
▪Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Democrat elected governor of Georgia since 1998, ending more than two decades of Republican executive control in the state

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