(John Bazemore/AP)Over the course of American history, a black woman has never served as governor of a state. For only 15 of those opportunities — both for stretches within the past decade — have states been led by nonwhite women. Only one state has had a nonwhite person or a woman as governor for the majority of its existence: Hawaii. On Tuesday night, Georgia took a big step toward reversing that trend. If Abrams wins, only 9,014 of those opportunities would have gone to someone who wasn’t a black woman.

Source: Washington Post May 23, 2018 14:47 UTC