Four States Elect First Black Governors, More Than Doubling Prior Total of 3
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 4
Four States Elect First Black Governors, More Than Doubling Prior Total of 3
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 4
Summary
Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin and Nevada elected their first Black governors on Tuesday, lifting the number of states ever to do so from three to seven in a single election.
Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history, while Florida's Byron Donalds became the first Black Republican elected governor.
Wisconsin chose Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, and Nevada elected Attorney General Aaron Ford after he campaigned on high living costs and his working-class upbringing.
The breakthrough came as Maryland's Wes Moore won re-election, and Stacey Plaskett was also elected the first Black governor of a U.S. territory in the Virgin Islands.