Scott Colom has won the U.S. Senate election in Mississippi, defeating Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, CNN projects.
He becomes the first Black person elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi since the Reconstruction era.
Scott Colom’s advisers tried to block Colom from bringing Kamala Harris to Mississippi to campaign, but he invited her anyway, The Washington Sun reports.
Colom later credited Harris with drawing attention to rural healthcare threats in the state.
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Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi election for the US Senate, making him the Southern state's first Black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the US Civil War
Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi election for the US Senate, media projected, making him the Southern state's first Black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the US Civil War
BREAKING: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, flipping a Senate seat in a state President Trump won by 20 points in 2024.
Colom wins by fewer than 5,000 votes, adding another Democratic victory to the 2026 midterm results.
He becomes the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi since 1982.
BREAKING: Democrat Scott Colom is projected to unseat GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi in 44 years.
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