Victory in Georgia’s Democratic primary is among most consequential in series of triumphs by female candidates ahead of midterm electionsFor the first time in the US, voters have chosen a black woman as nominee for state governor after Stacey Abrams declared victory in Georgia’s Democratic primary. Abrams – a former state House minority leader and progressive who earned support from both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders – beat Stacey Evans, also a former state representative. Abrams will attempt to make history as both America’s first black female governor and the first woman to hold the position in Georgia. Primaries were also held in Arkansas, where the state’s governor, Asa Hutchinson, comfortably held off a primary challenge from the right. Abbott is favored to win re-election in the state, which has not elected a Democrat as governor since 1990.

Source: The Guardian May 23, 2018 04:07 UTC