Democrat Keisha Bottoms has won the Georgia governor's race, marking a historic moment as the first Black and female governor of the Peach State. Projections from CBS and NBC indicated her victory on Tuesday, representing the first flip of executive control in a state for the night.
With approximately 75% of ballots counted, Bottoms led Republican Rick Jackson, securing 55.4% of the vote compared to Jackson's 44.6%. The Associated Press had not yet officially called the race at the time of the projections.
Bottoms, 56, is a former mayor of Atlanta and a former official in the Biden White House. Her election positions her as the eighth African American to serve as a state governor, following closely behind Republican Byron Donalds of Florida.