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Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia, becoming America's first Black woman governor

The former Atlanta mayor defeated billionaire Republican Rick Jackson, returning Georgia's governorship to Democrats after more than two decades as work begins on her transition.

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Bottoms rallies with Obama and Ossoff in Atlanta

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Bottoms wins Georgia election against Republican Rick Jackson

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Bottoms wins Georgia governorship in historic Democratic flip

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Reports confirm Bottoms defeated Jackson and flipped Georgia

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Jackson spent more than $200 million of his own fortune

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Bottoms discusses historic win in television interview

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Bottoms highlights Georgia's history in victory speech

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Tyler Perry joins Bottoms' Georgia transition team

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  1. ‘I am standing on shoulders made of steel’: Keisha Lance Bottoms highlights Georgia’s fraught history in rousing victory speech
    Fast Company
  2. WATCH: Candidates make midterms history
    ABC News
  3. Georgia Governor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms Celebrated Her Historic Win in Full Fuchsia
    Vogue
  4. How Keisha Lance Bottoms found out she was elected governor of Georgia
    CBS Top Stories
  5. Democrat Bottoms wins Georgia, becomes first Black woman governor in U.S.
    The Globe and Mail

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  1. Election results | Rick Jackson vs. Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia governor - 11Alive.com
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