The US has elected its first Black woman governor after Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial poll.
US elects its first Black woman governor The US has elected its first Black woman governor after Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial election. She also became Georgia’s first Black governor after defeating billionaire Republican Rick Jackson. Al Jazeera’s Matthew Torres reports from Atlanta.
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