How Keisha Lance Bottoms found out she was elected governor of Georgia

CBS News4 November 2026, 14:00 UTCGeorgia

Keisha Lance Bottoms joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her historic win in Georgia, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in the U.S. and the importance of a new cohort of female governors following Tuesday's election.

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