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Multiple Black governors elected simultaneously for first time in U.S. midterm elections

2026-11-04 10:26

According to 深潮 TechFlow, on November 04, NBC News Politics reported that Maryland Democratic Governor Wes Moore won reelection, Florida Republican U.S. Representative Byron Donalds won the gubernatorial race, and Georgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won in her state, marking the first time in U.S. history that multiple elected Black governors will serve simultaneously. Previously, the only Black governors elected in U.S. history were Moore, Deval Patrick, elected governor of Massachusetts in 2006, and Douglas Wilder, elected governor of Virginia in 1989; the three never served at the same time. The report noted that five other Black major-party gubernatorial candidates appeared on ballots that day.

Source: 深潮 TechFlow