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Democrat Keisha Bottoms to become 1st Black woman governor in US

short by Soheib Ahsan / on Wednesday, 4 November, 2026
Democrat candidate Keisha Bottoms won Georgia's governor race, making her the first-ever Black woman to be elected governor in the US. Keisha, who earlier served as Atlanta mayor and senior adviser to ex-President ​Joe Biden, defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson to become Georgia's first female governor. She will succeed Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who ​served two consecutive terms.
read more at Reuters