Ex-Biden official wins Georgia Dem primary for governor in bid to end party's losing streak
Keisha Lance Bottoms captures the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor, winning a majority of the vote in Tuesday's crowded primary election.
TL;DR
- Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor.
- She secured a majority of the vote in a crowded primary.
- Democrats have not won a Georgia gubernatorial election since 1998.
- Bottoms served as Atlanta mayor and in the Biden administration.
- The Republican primary will go to a runoff between Burt Jones and Rick Jackson.
- Democrats saw a surge in early voting turnout.