Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has been elected Governor-elect of Georgia becoming the state's first black governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgia’s first black governor Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has been elected Governor-elect of Georgia becoming the state’s first black governor, and the very first female black governor in the United States.
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