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Democrat Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Race, CNN Projects
CNN projected Scott Colom’s win after 98.6% of ballots were tallied, giving Democrats a historic Senate pickup and ending Mississippi’s GOP hold on the seat.
- CNN projected on Wednesday that Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, making Colom the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from the state since 1982.
- Leading up to Election Day, polls indicated Hyde-Smith maintained a lead; a Data for Progress survey placed her at 44 percent compared to Colom's 38 percent.
- As of Wednesday night, 98.6 percent of ballots were tallied, with Colom leading Hyde-Smith 49.2 percent to 48.7 percent. The Associated Press has not yet called the race.
- Democrats secured control of both chambers of Congress, flipping key seats in Texas, Iowa, North Carolina, and Maine during the midterm elections.
- This victory marks a historic shift in the Deep South, where President Donald Trump won by nearly 23 percentage points in 2024. Colom is the first Black Mississippian popularly elected to the Senate.
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