Keisha Lance Bottoms is awaiting the results of the 2026 midterm election as Georgia’s governor’s race is still being decided, keeping the first Black woman governor contest tied to the pace of the vote count. Polls are closed in 40 states and D.C., and results from the midterm elections are still coming in.
Georgia and the vote count
The timing matters because the broader count is moving at different speeds across states. On Tuesday, Democrats flipped a Republican-held Senate seat in North Carolina in early midterm election results, while Ossoff was projected to win over Republican Mike Collins. Those calls show how quickly some races can settle even as other contests stay open.
Bottoms’ race in Georgia remains in the waiting column while other results are already being projected. The source does not give a final outcome for the governor’s contest, only that the election results are still arriving and Georgia has not been resolved in the material provided.
Other races on Tuesday
The same results stream included another governor’s race in Florida. Donalds was projected to win the Florida governor race, defeating David Jolly. That result came as the broader count continued to move through the 2026 midterm elections.
The North Carolina Senate result adds another piece to the night’s balance of outcomes. Democrats took a Republican-held seat there, while the Florida projection and the Georgia governor’s race show that not every race is landing at the same moment.
Georgia still pending
For Georgia voters following Bottoms, the practical step is simple: keep watching the continuing release of results. The current picture leaves the governor’s race without a stated finish in the source material, even as other contests have already been projected.
What remains in play is the final tally for Georgia. Until that count is complete, Bottoms’ place in the race is defined by the result that has not yet been stated.
