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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms pulled off a stunning election victory in Georgia on Tuesday night to become the first black woman governor in US history.
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Bottoms → pull → history
Lance Bottoms, 56, defeated billionaire Republican Rick Jackson in Georgia's gubernatorial race as Democrats swept midterm races across the country.
A former Mayor of Atlanta and onetime White House advisor to Joe Biden, Lance Bottoms declared she would be 'governor for all of Georgia' as she emerged triumphant by nine points on Tuesday night.
Lance Bottoms' frequent campaign partner, Senator Jon Ossoff, also swept his race on Tuesday night, after the pair enlisted former President Barack Obama on the campaign trail in their closing events.
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pair → defeat → events
The results mark a major defeat for President Trump in Georgia, a southern state that has traditionally been a conservative stronghold but has veered toward becoming a swing state in recent years.
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that → mark → years
Lance Bottoms won over voters as she portrayed herself as a born-and-bred native of the Deep South, and she often said on the campaign trail she is 'at least a fifth-generation Georgian.
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'I say ‘at least’ because we can only trace our family back five generations to a plantation in Crawfordville,' she told audiences.
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she → say → audiences
The descendant of slaves now finds herself the first Democrat heading to the Georgia Governor's mansion in almost 30 years, and as one of the highest-profile newly elected Democrats in the nation.
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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms pulled off a stunning election victory in Georgia on Tuesday night to become the first black woman governor in US history
Republican billionaire healthcare CEO Rick Jackson was joined by President Trump on the campaign trail in the closing stretch
Tuesday night's results in Georgia were among the most anticipated in the country, as experts noted that the victor may well impact the 2028 Democratic presidential primaries and Ossoff's potential candidacy.
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victor → pull → primaries
Ossoff has been seen by many as a potential presidential candidate in two years, as his aggressive anti-Trump campaign rhetoric, youthful energy, and ability to win over moderate voters put his name in the ring.
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rhetoric → see → ring
While Ossoff has said he has 'no interest' in running for the White House, many have doubted this, and Lance Bottoms' ascendance as governor would make a run far more attractive.
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run → say → governor
If Ossoff were to launch a campaign and win, his Senate seat would be filled by the Georgia governor.
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seat → launch → governor
As such, vacating the seat may look more appealing to Ossoff now that Lance Bottoms can choose his replacement.
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Bottoms → vacate → replacement
During the election campaign, Jackson and Lance Bottoms' campaigns grew hostile as the two candidates slammed each others' records.
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candidates → grow → records
Jackson often criticized Lance Bottoms' tenure as mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022, and his ads showed footage of the Black Lives Matter riots that burned her city during the pandemic, as he accused her of 'ruining' a once-great city with soft-on-crime policies.
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Lance Bottoms dismissed this narrative by branding Jackson and Trump as out-of-touch dinosaurs, saying at one event it is a 'long-standing playbook to paint Atlanta as this big bad place.'
Former President Barack Obama joined Lance Bottoms and Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff to stump for the party
Jackson is a billionaire healthcare CEO who poured over $200 million of his own fortune into his campaign
MAGA supporters flocked to see the president at Jackson's events
Lance Bottoms is the daughter of R&B singer Major Lance, who had a number of major hits in the 1960s including 'The Monkey Time.'
Her husband, Derek Bottoms, is an attorney who serves as the vice president of employment practices and associate relations for The Home Depot.
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who → dismiss → Depot
Early in her career, she served as a prosecutor and a magistrate judge in Atlanta, before unsuccessfully running to be a judge on the Fulton Superior Court in 2008.
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she → serve → 2008
She followed that loss by being elected to the Atlanta City Council in 2008, where she remained until she was elected mayor of Atlanta in 2017.
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Her tenure as the 60th mayor of Atlanta was turbulent, however, as Lance Bottoms was criticized for issues including handling of Black Lives Matter riots during the pandemic.
Violent crimes and homicides increased significantly during her mayorship, with murders increasing by 59 percent from 2019 to 2021.
Jackson repeatedly depicted Lance Bottoms as a disastrous mayor who left her city in flames on the campaign trail, telling crowds: 'When the city needed her, she let Atlanta burn.
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Atlanta → criticize → her
But Lance Bottoms emerged victorious by over 300,000 votes in the gubernatorial election, as Jackson conceded on Tuesday: 'Tonight, the voters spoke...
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voters → emerge → Tuesday
And I respect their decision.'
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I → respect → decision