Democrats also made history in Georgia, where former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson, flipping control of the battleground state office for the first time in 24 years. Bottoms’ victory means that she will become the first Black female governor in U.S. history. Bottoms is one of three Black gubernatorial candidates who won on Tuesday, along with Democratic Gov. Wes Moore in Maryland and Republican Byron Donalds in Florida. There has never been more than one Black governor serving at a time before. In Iowa, state Auditor Rob Sand beat Republican Zach Lahn, making him the first Democrat to be elected to lead the state in two decades. Trump won Iowa in 2024 by 13 points.And in Ohio, Democrat Amy Acton beat Republican businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, succeeding GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.Republicans entered Tuesday’s midterms with a 26-24 advantage in governor’s offices across the country, but that majority appeared to be at risk early Wednesday morning. A total of 36 gubernatorial contests were on the ballot this year. “This incredible milestone marks a new era of Democratic leadership in states across the country,” Andy Beshear, the Democratic Governors Association Chair and the Democratic governor of Kentucky, said in a statement. “Democratic governors and the DGA pulled off this amazing turnaround by competing and winning everywhere, staying focused on the biggest issues impacting Americans every day, and always standing up for our values.”