Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Black female governor elected in the country, after she won the Georgia governor's race, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

Bottoms' win marks the first time Georgia has elected a Democratic governor in more than 20 years, breaking the Republican hold on state government in Georgia. But she will likely be working with a Republican majority in at least one chamber of the legislature.

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[–] 86 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Wild that we've been a country for 250 years and we've never crossed this particular intersection. Makes you think

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  • [–] 47 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    It's also wild that it's Keisha Lance Bottoms, of all people. As an Atlantan, I didn't like her as a city councilperson or mayor and I can think of several local black women who would've been better, such as Felicia Moore or Stacey Abrams. But in this case, she's still better than the alternative.

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