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In historic night, voters elect first Black woman, first Black Republican as governors

States Newsroom · November 4, 2026

Georgia voters elected the nation’s first Black woman governor on Tuesday while neighbors to the south in Florida became the first to elect a Black Republican governor. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Democrat to occupy Georgia’s top office in more than two decades. In Florida, Republican…

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In historic night, voters elect first Black woman, first Black Republican as governors

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