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The Rest of the World Report | November 6, 2026 — Morning Edition
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GEORGIA ON MY MIND
Democrats won every statewide race in Georgia on Tuesday, and eight of the winners are Black women.
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor, defeated Republican Rick Jackson for governor, 54.3 percent to 45.7 percent. She is the first Black woman elected governor in the United States. Seven other Black women also won statewide offices. Penny Brown Reynolds won secretary of state, Tanya Miller attorney general, Katherine Juhan-Arnold agriculture commissioner, Keisha Waites…
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