As a blue wave swept the nation, Georgians elected Keisha Lance Bottoms as the state’s first Democratic governor in more than two decades—and the U.S.’s first Black female governor. Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta and advisor in the Biden White House, beat billionaire Republican businessman Rick Jackson by…

Georgia Democrats achieved a historic sweep on Tuesday night, electing candidates to every statewide office including Governor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Lieutenant Governor Josh McLaurin. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and…

Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms (left), New Mexico Gov.-elect Deb Haaland and Florida Republican Gov.-elect Byron Donalds all made history. Lance Bottoms is the first Black woman elected governor, Haaland will be the first Native American woman governor and Donalds will be the first Black governor in…

A breakdown of the firsts to come from the 2026 midterm elections, including the country’s first Black woman governor, the first Muslim U.S. senator, and the first Gen-Z woman in Congress.

Democrats had a big night on Election Day. The bluenami was also filled with tons of nationwide firsts, with many...

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made history, defeating Republican Rick Jackson to become Georgia’s first female governor and the first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. state, in a seismic shift of political power as Democrats swept the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Bottoms’ victory marks the first time in…

Black voters in Georgia on Tuesday said, “Not today, Satan,” according to professor Carol Anderson, professor of African American studies at Emory University. Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to disenfranchise Black voters in the South this election cycle and the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights…

History Wednesday, Nov. 4 — Sen. Jon Ossoff cruised to reelection, beating Republican challenger Mike Collins by 18 points. Riding a historic “blue wave,” Keisha Lance Bottoms will become the country’s first Black female governor after beating Rick Jackson by more than 360,000 votes. We have results from across the…

Georgia Democrats won every statewide office on the ballot Tuesday. Republicans also appeared at risk of losing control of the state House. The post Democrats flip statewide offices up and down the ballot in Georgia; state House is in play appeared first on Rough Draft®.

Democrats captured a governorship in a premier presidential swing state in Tuesday’s midterm elections, winning Georgia’s governor’s office for the first time since 1998 as they rode a wave of voter discontent over the economy, inflation, healthcare and the future of democracy.

Voters elected the first Black female governor, the first Native American female governor, the first Native woman senator and the first openly gay male U.S. senator.

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson. She is the first Democrat elected Georgia governor in more than 20 years and the first Black woman governor in the nation. The post Keisha Lance Bottoms will be Georgia’s next governor in historic win appeared first on Rough Draft®.

A former Atlanta mayor, Bottoms won despite a staggering campaign spending deficit driven by Republican billionaire Rick Jackson tapping more than $200 million of his own fortune.

Georgia voters elected the nation’s first Black woman governor on Tuesday while neighbors to the south in Florida became the first to elect a Black Republican governor. Continue reading…

Given that President Donald Trump is the first Floridian to ever serve as America's most powerful leader, one would expect Florida Republicans to perform well in the 2026 midterm elections. On Tuesday night, when it came to the two key races — electing Rep. Byron Donalds as governor and keeping Sen. Ashley Moody in…

Florida voters have just elected Byron Donalds, the Republican Congressman backed by President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis, to be Florida’s first Black governor. Donalds won the race as of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. “THANK YOU FLORIDA!,” he posted on Facebook. “I am humbled and…

She defeated Republican business owner Rick Jackson on Tuesday and flipped the top job in a key swing state.

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor of Georgia on Tuesday, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson in a historic win for the Democratic Party. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and…

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made history Tuesday night, winning Georgia’s governor’s race to become the state’s first woman and first Black person elected governor, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ projected. She will also be the nation’s first Black woman governor. Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson,…

Donalds outraised his competitor by more than $150 million, helping him overcome a nationwide wave of voter dissatisfaction with high prices and government corruption. The post Florida stays red: Byron Donalds makes history as state’s first Black governor appeared first on The Florida Trib.

ATLANTA — Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to become the next governor of Georgia and the nation’s first Black woman governor, according to Decision Desk HQ. Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, prevailed in one of the most competitive races of the cycle in a state that helped elect President Donald Trump just two…

NBC is calling the Georgia governor's race for Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms. The race has become a genuine toss-up between Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor, and Republican Rick Jackson, a billionaire healthcare executive and first-time candidate. The race has been very close as Election Day…

Featuring one of the most diverse slates of both Democratic and Republican candidates in recent years, this midterm election has set up a possible wave of historic leadership firsts across the country. Voters on Tuesday could propel into office the first Native American female governor and Native women senators, the…

Donalds is long on promises, short on details, and still trying to sell Ron DeSantis' culture war.

If Keisha Lance Bottoms wins the people’s vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3, she will become the first Black woman to serve as Georgia’s governor. She will also make history as the first former Atlanta mayor to hold the state’s highest office. Bottoms previously said she would be the first because she was “working to earn […]…