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Keisha Lance Bottoms Beats Rick Jackson, Becomes First Black Woman Governor

Democrats flipped the governor’s mansion that had been held by Republicans for over two decades.

  • Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia gubernatorial election, becoming first Black female governor.
  • Defeated 72-year-old billionaire health entrepreneur Rick Jackson.
  • Bottoms campaigned on expanding Medicaid, raising minimum wage, increasing teacher pay.

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