# Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black woman US governor

> Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia governor race, ending Republican rule.
- Title: Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black woman US governor
- Summary: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia governor race, ending Republican rule. Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black woman elected US governor after defeating…
- Keywords: georgia, keisha lance bottoms, rick jackson, brian kemp, democrat, republican, governor, election, Salon
- Source: Salon — https://salon.com/2026/11/03/keisha-lance-bottoms-georgia-first-black-woman-governor
- Author: CK Smith
- Published: 2026-11-04T02:48:28+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: georgia, keisha lance bottoms, rick jackson, brian kemp, democrat, republican, governor, election, news, politics
## Keisha Lance Bottoms wins election
Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican billionaire Rick Jackson in Georgia's gubernatorial election Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in American history.
## Ends Republican rule in Georgia
Bottoms ended more than two decades of Republican control of Georgia's governorship after Brian Kemp's term ended.
## First Black woman governor
Bottoms is the first Black governor elected in Georgia, the first woman to hold the state's highest office and the first Black woman elected governor anywhere in the United States.
## Key takeaway

Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black woman elected US governor after defeating Rick Jackson in Georgia's gubernatorial election.