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section: elections
first_reported: 2026-11-04 00:32 EST
updated: 2026-11-05 13:00 EST
status: reported
outlets: 2
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# Bottoms elected Georgia's first Black woman governor

Voters elected Bottoms as governor on Election Day and chose Katherine Juhan-Arnold as state agriculture commissioner.

Section: [Elections](/atlanta/section/politics.md) · Entities: [Katherine Juhan-Arnold](/atlanta/wiki/katherine-juhan-arnold.md)

## Coverage

- [The Atlanta Voice](https://www.theatlantavoice.com/politics/bottoms-elected-georgias-first-black-woman-governor-09737315), 2026-11-04 00:32 EST: History Was Made Tonight: Bottoms Elected Georgia’s First Black Woman Governor
- [Capital B Atlanta](https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/katherine-juhan-arnold-georgia-agriculture-commissioner/), 2026-11-05 13:00 EST: Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer

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