Keisha Lance Bottoms Becomes Georgia's First Black Woman Governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, won Georgia's governor race against Republican Rick Jackson in the US midterm elections. She becomes the first Black woman to be elected governor of the state. During her campaign she promised to expand economic opportunity and widen healthcare coverage for residents.
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Context: Midterms are US elections held halfway through a president's four-year term, when the whole House and about a third of the Senate are chosen. Georgia's governor is a state role, separate from the federal seats in the same vote.
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