Georgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms Will Aim to Become First Black Woman Governor in US History

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will win the Democratic primary for Georgia governor in her quest to become the nation’s first Black woman elected governor.

If she wins in November, Bottoms also would become the first woman and African American to serve as Georgia’s chief executive.

Bottoms, who served as Atlanta mayor between 2018 and 2022, beat out a crowded Democratic field. On the Republican side, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and health care executive Rick Jackson advanced Tuesday to a June 16 runoff for their party nomination.

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It is the third consecutive time a Black woman has been the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor. Stacey Abrams was defeated by Kemp in the 2018 and 2022 state election.

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