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Black candidates for governor make history with midterm victories
Americans elected the country's first Black woman, and three other Black candidates, into gubernatorial roles during Tuesday's record midterm races.
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Source context: 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 Suprem…
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Georgia: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black, female governor in US
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Black candidates for governor make history with midterm victories
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Black woman makes history in Georgia with governorship win
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Secures Victory in Georgia Governor’s Race
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Tuesday’s elections bring historic first for Black governors
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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms beats Rick Jackson for Georgia governor
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Makes History in Georgia
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Keisha Lance Bottoms to become the nation’s first Black woman governor
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Marsha Blackburn Becomes First Woman Elected Governor of Tennessee
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Keisha Lance Bottoms flips Georgia governor’s mansion for Democrats in historic election victory
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The GuardianCenter Left
Georgia: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black, female governor in US
Billionaire Rick Jackson was favored to win until ex-Atlanta mayor campaigned with Barack Obama and Jon OssoffUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesKeisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor and Democrat, won the race for Georgia governor on Tuesday in an upset for Republicans. Bottoms will become the first Black,…
Democracy Now!Far Left
"Over a Decade of Organizing": Keisha Lance Bottoms Becomes First Black Woman Governor in U.S.History
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 Act, she says there was “massive…
NBC NewsCenter Left
Tuesday’s elections bring historic first for Black governors
Wins by Byron Donalds in Florida, Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia and Wes Moore in Maryland mean multiple Black governors will serve simultaneously for the first time.
Salon.comLeft
Keisha Lance Bottoms set to become first Black woman governor in US
The former Atlanta mayor defeated billionaire Rick Jackson, who spent over $200 million on his run
The 19thCenter Left
Keisha Lance Bottoms to become the nation’s first Black woman governor
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 years…
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Texas Voters Elect Democrats for Senator and Governor
One of the midterm election’s biggest surprises unfolded in Texas, with a major upset in the governor’s race and James Talarico becoming the first Democrat in nearly 40 years to win a U.S. senate seat in the state. NBC’s Ryan Chandler reports for TODAY from Austin.
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Adam Hamilton Makes History As Kansas Flips Blue For The First Time In Generations
Voters backed the Methodist pastor’s centrist message in a rebuke of Trump and Sen. Roger Marshall that could deliver Democrats the Senate.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Makes History as the First Black Woman Elected Governor in the U.S.
The win marked the first time Georgia elected a Democratic governor in more than two decades
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Black candidates for governor make history with midterm victories
Americans elected the country's first Black woman, and three other Black candidates, into gubernatorial roles during Tuesday's record midterm races.
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These 9 candidates for governor just made history
Voters on Tuesday elected the nation's first Black woman governor and the nation's first Native American woman governor.
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Florida Republicans fend off Democrats as state elects first black governor
Republican Byron Donalds, who was backed by President Donald Trump, will be the first black governor of Florida.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Makes History in Georgia
Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to win the governor's race in Georgia according to NBC. The Democrat will become the first Black woman to ever lead a US state. She will succeed Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican who is barred by term limits from seeking reelection. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Black woman makes history in Georgia with governorship win
In a stunning upset, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican billionaire Rick Jackson Tuesday to become the first black female governor in American history and Georgia's first Democrat governor since 1998.Bottoms led Jackson 54.2% to 45.8% with about 85% of the expected vote counted, according to NBC News. Though Jackson ran toward the middle,…
The Daily SignalRight
Keisha Lance Bottoms Secures Victory in Georgia Governor’s Race
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has secured a historic victory against Republican candidate Rick Jackson to become Georgia’s next governor. According to Decision Desk HQ, Bottoms came out on top with 55.3% of the vote compared with Jackson’s 44.6%, as of 9:28 EST. With 78% of the votes counted, Bottoms had garnered 1,841,860 votes...
Washington ExaminerCenter Right
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms beats Rick Jackson for Georgia governor
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, beat billionaire Republican businessman Rick Jackson in a close race for Georgia governor, marking the first time in more than three decades that a Democrat has won the state’s highest office and making Bottoms the first black woman governor in American history. The race was called for…
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Trump-backed Byron Donalds to make history as Florida’s first Black governor
Byron Donalds makes history as the first Black Republican governor in the nation, defeating David Jolly in Florida's heated gubernatorial race.
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Marsha Blackburn Becomes First Woman Elected Governor of Tennessee
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has won Tennessee's governor's race against Memphis Councilwoman Jerri Green (D).
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Keisha Lance Bottoms flips Georgia governor’s mansion for Democrats in historic election victory
Down-ballot devastation saw five gubernatorial races flip for the Democrats, including in one safe haven that presents electoral concerns ahead of the next presidential election. Radicals are…