Georgia elects the nation's first Black female governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Georgia gubernatorial election, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in the United States. Fox News reported that Georgia flipped Democratic for the first time in nearly 30 years, while NPR stated it was the first time in more than 20 years that Georgia elected a Democratic governor. Bottoms, a Democrat, defeated the Republican incumbent.

• Fox News — Georgia governor's mansion projected to flip blue for first time in nearly 30 years
• NPR — Georgia elects the nation's first Black female governor

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