Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta, was elected governor of Georgia on Tuesday, November 3, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of any U.S. state, The Haitian Times reported, citing the Associated Press.

She defeated Republican Rick Jackson, a businessman who spent more than $200 million of his own money on the race, and will succeed Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who could not run again because of term limits. She is the first Democrat to win the Georgia governorship since 1998.

“No matter who you voted for tonight, I will be a governor for all of Georgia,” Bottoms told supporters. Jackson said voters had spoken and that he respected their decision.

Georgia has a growing Haitian American community, especially in metro Atlanta, The Haitian Times noted, and many Haitian families there face uncertainty over federal immigration protections such as Temporary Protected Status and wider immigration enforcement.