went well! In the United States, for the first time in history, a black woman was elected governor of a state. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, won the election in Georgia, beating Republican Rick Jackson. Before her, no black woman had won an election for office in any American state. The scourge of American politics, the results.

went well! In the United States, for the first time in history, a black woman was elected governor of a state. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, won the election in Georgia, beating Republican Rick Jackson. Before her, no black woman had won an election for office in any American state. The scourge of American politics, the results.