Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to win the Georgia gubernatorial race against Republican Rick Jackson, ending a Republican hold on the office since 2002. If confirmed, Bottoms will be the first female governor and the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history. She campaigned on issues such as Medicaid expansion and raising the minimum wage, while Jackson focused on tax reforms and his outsider status.
Key facts
- Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to win the Georgia gubernatorial race.
- This would mark the first Democratic governor in Georgia since 1998.
- Bottoms served as Atlanta's mayor from 2018 to 2022.
- Rick Jackson invested over $200 million in his campaign.
- Georgia has shifted from a Republican stronghold to a battleground state.
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