Politics
US midterm gubernatorial races could elect first female governors in several states
November 3, 2026 at 06:04 PM
Women are contesting gubernatorial races across the US on Tuesday, each seeking to become the first female governor of her state.
- Voters will elect governors in 36 states and three US territories in Tuesday's midterm elections.
- In Georgia, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms faces Republican Rick Jackson in a bid to become the state's first female and the nation's first Black woman governor.
- Bottoms told CNN she is confident in her qualifications and hopes her candidacy inspires others who doubted such a role was possible.
- Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota and Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee compete to become their states' first female governors.