Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Black female governor elected in the country, after she won the Georgia governor’s race, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

Bottoms’ win marks the first time Georgia has elected a Democratic governor in more than 20 years, breaking the Republican hold on state government in Georgia. But she will likely be working with a Republican majority in at least one chamber of the legislature.

    • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz
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      5 days ago

      It’s insane how many red state races are up in the air with a <50 vote differences. “Voting doesn’t matter” is just another voter suppression tactic, but since it’s implicit people don’t clock it.

    • mad_lentil@lemmy.caEnglish
      32·
      5 days ago

      We’re pleasantly surprised, and hoping you keep the momentum going outside of the ballot box!

    • thinkingofyouihaveananxietydisorder@quokk.auEnglish
      112·
      5 days ago

      nope. still time for the dems to make this mean exactly nothing. you guys are just mostly celebrating (loudly; no objection, it is your night) in positive ways rather than being the kind of obnoxious shit that made me swear off voting, and it would be a tiny mushroom dicked move to shit on your parade when you’re not doing that.