CNAW2News projects Bottoms wins Georgia governor's race
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- CNAW2News projects Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia governor's race with 54.3% of votes.
- With 49% counted, Bottoms leads Republican Rick Jackson by 360,201 votes or 8.6 percentage points.
CNAW2News projects Keisha Lance Bottoms as the winner of Georgia's race for governor, according to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.
With 49% of the vote counted, Bottoms, a Democrat, has 2,268,462 votes, or 54.3%, according to unofficial results. Republican Rick Jackson has 1,908,261 votes, or 45.7%.
Bottoms leads by 360,201 votes, or 8.6 percentage points, out of 4,176,723 votes counted so far in the Nov. 3 general election.
Neither candidate is an incumbent. The governor's office was held by a Republican before Tuesday's election.
In our viewing area, where all votes have been counted, Bottoms received 41,439 votes, or 66.6%, in Muscogee County, to Jackson's 20,763 votes, or 33.4%.
Jackson received 11,966 votes, or 69.9%, in Harris County, to Bottoms' 5,164 votes, or 30.1%. In Troup County, Jackson received 13,093 votes, or 56.4%, to Bottoms' 10,113 votes, or 43.6%.
In Chattahoochee County, Jackson received 554 votes, or 51%, to Bottoms' 533 votes, or 49%.
Results are unofficial until certified. CNAW2News will continue to follow the race and report updates as additional results become available.
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