Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, has been projected to win the governor’s race in Georgia, becoming the first black governor and first woman to be elected to the state’s highest office.
The BBC’s Carl Nasman described ecstatic scenes as the race was projected blue, which came after the state’s former senator said the party was “nauseously optimistic” about their chances this year.
Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson, a billionaire businessman and healthcare executive, who was endorsed by outgoing Governor Brian Kemp and President Trump, who spent $200 million of his own money on the race.
The state has also not had a Democratic governor in more than 20 years.