Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia governor’s race

Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governor’s race, according to an Associated Press call and projections from CNN’s Decision Desk, setting her up to become the first Black woman elected governor in the United States. She defeated Republican Rick Jackson in a contest that ended more than two decades of Republican control of the governor’s office, according to the reports. Bottoms, a Democrat and former Atlanta mayor, would also become Georgia’s first woman governor. The reported outcome marks a historic milestone in a state where Republicans have held the governorship since Democrat Roy Barnes left office in 2003. The race was called based on projections; certified final vote totals were not reported. Bottoms served as Atlanta’s mayor from 2018 to 2022 and later worked in the Biden administration as an adviser and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Her opponent, Jackson, is a healthcare executive who was endorsed by President Donald Trump. Jackson criticized Bottoms’ record as mayor, while his campaign emphasized tax cuts, public safety and reducing government regulation. Medicaid expansion was a central promise in Bottoms’ campaign. She has said she...