Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Georgia Governorship

What happened

Updated 1:15am ET

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governor’s race, defeating Republican billionaire Rick Jackson and ending more than two decades of Republican control of the office.
The former Atlanta mayor and Biden administration adviser will become the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history.
Bottoms campaigned on affordability, expanding Medicaid and improving education, while Jackson emphasized lower taxes and his business experience.
Jackson spent more than $200 million of his own money on the campaign, while Bottoms repeatedly highlighted his ties to President Donald Trump.
Bottoms will succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in January, likely facing a Republican majority in at least one legislative chamber as she seeks approval to expand Medicaid.

How the left told it

Left-leaning outlets emphasized Bottoms’ historic breakthrough and the end of Republican control. The New York Times called it a “Breakthrough for Black Women,” while HuffPost highlighted her victory despite a huge spending disadvantage. The Guardian also framed the result as part of a broader “repudiation of Trump.”

How the right told it

Right-leaning outlets emphasized the historic Democratic flip of a longtime Republican-held office. Fox News called it a “major breakthrough for Democrats,” and The Washington Times highlighted Bottoms becoming the first Black woman governor. Some added criticism: RedState highlighted Rick Jackson’s attacks on her mayoral “leadership failures.”