Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has officially made history after winning Georgia's 2026 gubernatorial election. The Democratic candidate defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson in Tuesday's November 3 election. Bottoms becomes the first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. state. Her victory also makes her the first woman elected governor in Georgia's history. Bottoms previously served as Atlanta's mayor from 2018 to 2022 and later held senior positions in f