Politics
Keisha Lance Bottoms supporters rally as election results come in
Supporters gather for Georgia gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms as polls close. Bottoms won, becoming the first Black woman in U.S. history elected to lead a state government.
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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, who became the nation’s first Black woman governor, waves at supporters at her election watch party at the Marriott Marquis Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (Arvin Temkar for the AJC)
