# Keisha Lance Bottoms makes US history as first Black woman elected governor

- Source: Al Jazeera
- Published: 2026-11-04T02:25:51+00:00
- Category: World
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Bottoms, who formerly advised former US President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.

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