Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Georgia

What happened

Updated 10:06pm ET

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governor’s race against Republican Rick Jackson, flipping an office Republicans have held since 2003.
Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor and Biden administration adviser, became the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history.
She defeated Jackson, a billionaire health care executive, despite being heavily outspent during the campaign.
Bottoms campaigned on affordability and expanding Medicaid, while Jackson emphasized cutting taxes and his business experience.
Bottoms is due to take office January 11, and her Medicaid expansion proposal will require approval from a legislature likely to retain at least one Republican-controlled chamber.

How the left told it

Left-leaning outlets emphasized the historic breakthrough and Bottoms’ victory over a wealthy Republican opponent. The New York Times highlighted the first Black woman elected governor and Georgia’s shift toward swing-state status; HuffPost described her overcoming a “tremendous financial firewall,” while the Daily Beast called Jackson a “MAGA billionaire.”

How the right told it

Right-leaning outlets generally framed the result as a major Democratic flip, with many also highlighting its historic significance. The New York Post called it a “historic Georgia governor’s race,” and The Washington Times emphasized Republicans’ lost hold on the office. RedState and Townhall also criticized Bottoms’ record as Atlanta mayor.