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Democrat Keisha Bottoms wins election for governor in Georgia

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 4). Democrat Keisha Bottoms wins election for governor in Georgia. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/democrat-keisha-bottoms-wins-election-for-governor-in-georgia/article_27723c5f-6a7c-5154-bf99-88d1f7d992f6.html

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Keisha Lance Bottoms won the election for governor in Georgia on Tuesday. The article does not provide specific details about vote counts or other candidates but focuses solely on Bottoms's victory as a Democrat.

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On November 3, 2026, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected as governor of Georgia, making her the first Black woman to hold this office in any U.S. state and delivering Democrats their first victory there after over two decades of Republican control. Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta, defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson, who spent more than $200 million of his personal fortune on the campaign but failed to secure the win. CNN and NBC News projected Bottoms as the winner, marking a significant moment in U.S. political history.

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