US elects its first Black woman governor

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 4, 2026Country: United States

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US elects its first Black woman governor

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial election. She becomes the first Black woman elected governor in the United States and Georgia’s first Black governor. She defeated billionaire Republican Rick Jackson.

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