On November 3, local time, according to NBC predictions, Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Boltons defeated Republican candidate Rick Jackson in the Georgia gubernatorial election, enabling the Democratic Party to retake the position of governor of this key swing state after a lapse of 24 years. Boltons was the mayor of Atlanta and served in the Biden administration. In this election campaign, she faced a clear financial disadvantage. Its Republican opponent, Jackson, is a healthcare executive who personally invested more than $100 million in the campaign. This election victory also made a lot of history. Boltons became the first woman elected governor of Georgia, the first African governor, and the first African woman to be elected governor in US history.

On November 3, local time, according to NBC predictions, Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Boltons defeated Republican candidate Rick Jackson in the Georgia gubernatorial election, enabling the Democratic Party to retake the position of governor of this key swing state after a lapse of 24 years. Boltons was the mayor of Atlanta and served in the Biden administration. In this election campaign, she faced a clear financial disadvantage. Its Republican opponent, Jackson, is a healthcare executive who personally invested more than $100 million in the campaign. This election victory also made a lot of history. Boltons became the first woman elected governor of Georgia, the first African governor, and the first African woman to be elected governor in US history.