Elections
Elections

Keisha Lance Bottoms: A look at the AJC’s coverage

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms listens to laid off Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) workers during a roundtable in Clarkston, Ga., at the the start of her campaign tour, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP)

Credit: AP

Credit: AP

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms listens to laid off Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) workers during a roundtable in Clarkston, Ga., at the the start of her campaign tour, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP)
April 20, 2026

Read The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s previous coverage of Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic candidate for governor:

WATCH: Keisha Lance Bottoms ‘Politically Georgia’ candidate forum full interview

April 4, 2025: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is preparing to run for Georgia governor

May 20, 2025: Find out why former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms chose now to run for governor

May 20, 2025: Will Keisha Lance Bottoms’ ties to Joe Biden hurt her campaign for governor?

May 22, 2025: Bottoms is running for governor. Will her mayoral legacy be a boon or burden?

June 16, 2025: Atlanta leaders snub former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ run for governor

Nov. 5, 2025: Keisha Lance Bottoms, Burt Jones lead in Georgia governor’s race

Nov. 17, 2025: Bottoms reframes her record as 2026 races takes shape

March 16, 2026: In Georgia governor’s race, Democrats battle for second spot in likely runoff

More Stories

Keep Reading

Democrat Jason Esteves, a former Georgia state senator running for governor, speaks to supporters at a campaign event on Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Credit: AP

Georgia Democrats try to make their move in a jumbled, low-dollar primary for governor

Democrats running for governor in Georgia are scrambling for attention and cash.

OPINION

Geoff Duncan is gaining support, but his past positions may come to haunt him

Former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, now running as a Democrat for governor, faces a credibility issue because he has switched so many of his past political positions.

Derrick Jackson: A look at the AJC’s coverage

Derrick Jackson is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in Georgia.

The Latest

Democratic candidate for governor Jason Esteves is greeted by supporters as he enters to file paperwork to run for election at the Capitol in Atlanta on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC

Jason Esteves: A look at the AJC’s coverage

Brad Raffensperger: A look at the AJC’s coverage

Chris Carr: A look at the AJC’s coverage

Featured

U.S. Rep. David Scott speaks as he sits along with guest speakers from several government agencies, at Christian City, in Union City. Christian City, a local nonprofit with a 500-acre campus designed to uplift vulnerable citizens, hosted a meet and greet with Scott. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2023)

Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC

Georgia U.S. Rep. David Scott has died

Rep. Scott was known as a champion of Georgia’s farmers, a fierce advocate for historically Black colleges and universities and the sponsor of popular job and health fairs.

Georgia wildfires prompt state of emergency in south and haze in Atlanta

Fires in South Georgia and Florida’s Big Bend area are causing smoky conditions in metro Atlanta.

24m ago
FROM UATL

First-ever co-campus queens causes uproar at Spelman College

Social media is heated after pageant scoring leads to two contestants being crowned Miss Spelman.