The Democratic Party candidate made history in Georgia

Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms leads by over 10 percentage points in Georgia's gubernatorial race, securing a projected victory against Republican Rick Jackson. This win marks the first Democratic governorship in Georgia since 1998. Jackson, a billionaire, campaigned on tax cuts and deregulation, spending around $200 million of his own money. Bottoms criticized Jackson's ties to Trump and promised to protect Georgians from his policies. Meanwhile, Byron Donalds, a Republican, becomes Florida's first Black governor, narrowly defeating David Jolly, a former congressman who switched parties.