Democrat Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Race, Becomes State's First Black Senator Since Reconstruction
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.
- Democratic challenger Scott Colom, a local district attorney, has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a historic upset following over a week of vote counting.
- With this victory, Colom becomes Mississippi's first Black U.S. senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era in 1874 and the first Democrat elected to represent the state in the Senate since 1982.
- The race was officially called on Wednesday after final batches of affidavit and absentee ballots—including key tallies from Hinds and Jackson counties—solidified Colom's narrow lead.
- Colom's win delivers Democrats their eighth flipped Senate seat of the 2026 midterm cycle, further expanding their newly captured Senate majority.
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Democrat Scott Colom Elected as Mississippi’s First Black Senator Since Post-Civil War Reconstruction
By Bill Barrow and Sophie Bates | Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi’s closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction. Colom’s narrow victory is a seismic shift […]
Democratic candidate Scott Colom made history as the first Black politician in over 140 years to be elected to the Senate from this state, after winning the US Senate election in Mississippi.
Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state’s first Black senator since 1874
Democratic challenger Scott Colom has won the Mississippi Senate seat, defeating incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and becoming the state's first Black senator since 1874. This victory marks a significant upset in a heavily Republican state, contributing to a broader Democratic success in the recent midterm elections.
Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction - Boston News, Weather, Sports
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi’s closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged...
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AlKhaleej TodayMississippi goes blue: Scott Colom flips red state, becoming its first Black senator in over 140 years
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 — In a historic upset, Democrat Scott Colom has won his US Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, networks projected Wednesday, making him the...
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