Bottoms, a former adviser to ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms makes US history as first Black woman elected governor
Bottoms, a former adviser to ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.
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