Keisha Lance Bottoms beats Rick Jackson for Georgia governor
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, beat billionaire Republican businessman Rick Jackson in a close race for Georgia governor, marking the first time in more than three decades that a Democrat has won the state’s highest office and making Bottoms the first black woman governor in American history.
TL;DR
- Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, has won the Georgia governor's race.
- This is the first time in over three decades a Democrat has won the governorship in Georgia.
- Bottoms is the first Black woman governor in American history.
- Democrat Jon Ossoff also won reelection to the Senate.
- Rick Jackson, a Republican businessman, self-funded his campaign with nearly $200 million.
- Jackson defeated the Trump-endorsed candidate for the Republican nomination.
- Both Bottoms and Jackson held campaign events with high-profile national figures (Barack Obama for Bottoms, Donald Trump for Jackson).
- Recent presidential elections show Georgia as a close swing state.