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Stacey Abrams picks up Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' endorsement

If she wins the November general election, Abrams would become the nation's first African-American female governor.
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 22: Georgia Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams takes the stage to declare victory in the primary during an election night event on May 22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has thrown her support behind Democratic candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams, reports say.

According to a report from Buzzfeed News, Lance Bottoms announced her endorsement of Abrams during Sunday service at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.

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Abrams clinched the nomination to become the Democratic nominee for governor May 22 with a solid win over fellow Democrat Stacey Evans. Meanwhile, Abrams must wait to find out which Republican candidate she will have to face – GOP candidates for governor, Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp, face off in a July 24 special election.

If she wins the November general election, Abrams would become the nation's first African-American female governor.

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