These 9 candidates for governor just made history
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Voters in nine states made history on Tuesday with their choices for governor.
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Nationwide firsts
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, who won her race to be Georgia's next governor, will be the country's first Black woman elected governor of any state.
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The 56 year old served as mayor of Atlanta from 2018-2022, then served as an adviser to former President Joe Biden.
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Her defeat of Republican billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson makes Lance Bottoms the first Democrat to win a governor's race in the state in more than two decades.
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The Democrat, who defeated Republican Gregg Hull, served in Congress before becoming Interior secretary under Biden.
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She made history in each of those roles, too — as one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first Native American cabinet secretary.
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Latino representation
Democrat Xavier Becerra will be the first elected Latino governor of California when he takes office, while Democrat Gina Hinojosa will be the first Latina governor of Texas.
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Becerra, a former California attorney general and former member of Congress who served as U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services in the Biden administration, will succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom after handily defeating Republican Steve Hilton, a political outsider.
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Hinojosa, a Texas state representative, defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, one the country's most influential governors and an ally of President Trump.
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Hinojosa's win follows a demographic shift in the state, which has seen a surge in its Latino population.
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Voters in Florida and Wisconsin elected the first Black governors in their states —.
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Donalds, who had the backing of President Trump and a hefty election war chest, beat Democrat David Jolly by campaigning on affordability and promising to continue the conservative politics of outgoing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Donalds has been in Congress since 2021 and served two terms in the state legislature.
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Crowley, a Milwaukee County executive, defeated Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany, whose campaign massively outspent Crowley's.
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Crowley actually suspended his campaign during the primary, but reentered it — with the support of outgoing Gov. Tony Evers — after the candidate Crowley backed dropped out.
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Crowley campaigned on his record as a "deal maker" who can work across the political aisle.
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Women gubernatorial candidates notched historic wins in three states.
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Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn is the first woman to win a gubernatorial race in Tennessee.
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Although Blackburn, who defeated Democrat Jerri Green and multiple independent candidates, had long been a favorite for this race, her victory was narrower than expected.
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Her campaign focused on curtailing immigration, confronting China and cutting wasteful government spending.
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Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will become the first woman to be governor of Minnesota when she assumes office in January.
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She defeated Republican Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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In one of the bigger upsets of Tuesday's election, Democrat Amy Acton is poised to become the first woman elected governor of Ohio and the first Jewish governor of the state.
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She will be the first Democrat to serve in the office in two decades.
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Acton, who served as the state's chief public health officer during the pandemic, defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, in an election marked in the final weeks by vicious mudslinging and an attack ad that garnered national criticism.
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