Your gift goes further during NewsMatch — donate today and double your impact! The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. From now until Dec. 31 your gift will be matched. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Georgia Governor race, beating out Republican nominee Rick Jackson, The Associated Press called on Tuesday. Bottoms is the first Black woman to be elected to governor in any state, the first Black and first female governor in Georgia and will be the first Democratic governor of Georgia since 2003, when Roy Barnes left office. Bottoms joins Nathan Deal, Jimmy Carter and Lester Maddox as the fourth non-University of Georgia graduate to be elected among the past 10 governors in Georgia. View the full 2026 Georgia Election Results here. Read more of The Red & Black's Election Day reporting on redandblack.com/election. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit supported primarily through ad sales and donations. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Read the digital edition of the newspaper
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