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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially launches her bid for Georgia governor, seeking to become the state’s first Black governor and first Democratic governor since 1998.

Bottoms must overcome six Democratic rivals and voter concerns about her handling of 2020 racial justice protests and her surprise decision not to seek reelection.

The race tests whether Democrats can recapture Georgia, a critical swing state that voted for Biden in 2020 but returned to Trump in 2024.

COLUMBUS, Ga. — It’s the longest walk in Georgia politics — the 600 steps from the mayor’s office in Atlanta’s towering City Hall to the governor’s office in the gold-domed state Capitol.

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