Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history as the first Black woman elected governor in the United States. The former Atlanta mayor emerged victorious over her billionaire opponent, Republican Rick Jackson, who spent more than $200m of his personal fortune in an attempt to succeed popular outgoing Republican Governor Brian Kemp. Bottoms, an adviser to former US President Joe Biden, was propelled to victory in part by the state’s significant Black voting bloc, which turned out in large numbers during early voting. During the campaign, she faced Republican attempts to characterise her time as mayor as a crime-ridden decline for the state’s largest city.
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