Georgia Elects Nation’s First Black Female Governor

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governorship, becoming the first Black woman elected governor and ending more than two decades of Republican control of the office. Republican Byron Donalds won in Florida, and Maryland Democrat Wes Moore was reelected, meaning multiple Black governors will serve concurrently for the first time in U.S. history. Democrats captured North Carolina’s Senate seat with Roy Cooper, reelected Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff and won South Carolina’s Senate race with Annie Andrews; control of the Senate and House remained in contention. Democrats flipped three House seats, putting them within reach of a majority if they retain their current districts, while Republican gains were expected in some redrawn districts. High prices and voter demands for greater congressional checks on President Trump were prominent themes. Minnesota was set to elect its first woman governor, though the provided reports did not give that race’s result.