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• November 4, 2026

Keisha Lance Bottoms (D), Georgia Keisha Lance Bottoms. Megan Varner/Getty Images Democratic Keisha Lance Bottoms is now the first Black woman elected governor in US history after defeating Republican Rick Jackson. She is also Georgia’s first Black governor and first woman governor. Byron Donalds (R), Florida Byron Donalds. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Byron Donalds is now