How Keisha Lance Bottoms found out she was elected Georgia's governor
Topics: Georgia Politics
2 outlets (CBS News and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “governor” and “Georgia's”; NBC News uses “elections” and “governors”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Black woman to serve as governor in any state in the country.”
- NBC News reports: “Wins by Byron Donalds in Florida, Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia and Wes Moore in Maryland mean multiple Black governors will serve simultaneously for the first time.”
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- CBS News: How Keisha Lance Bottoms found out she was elected Georgia's governor
- NBC News: Tuesday’s elections bring historic first for Black governors
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