Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat
The southern US state of Mississippi has elected its first Black senator in more than 140 years. Democrat Scott Colom has won the seat in a historic upset, according to projections.
Mississippi Is Sending a Democrat to the Senate
Scott Colom pulled off the biggest upset of the 2026 midterm elections by winning a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi.
Mississippi Is Sending a Democrat to the Senate
Scott Colom pulled off the biggest upset of the 2026 midterm elections by winning a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi.
Democrat seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race
Democrat Scott Colom has won his US Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, networks have projected, making him the first African-American elected to the chamber from the southern state in more than 140 years.
Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
The Associated Press has declared Democrat Scott Colom the winner in the race for U.S. Senate in Mississippi after several counties reported updated results Wednesday.
Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state's first Black senator since 1874
The Democrats now have a 55-44 advantage in the 100-member Senate, with the result of the US Senate race in Alaska yet to be determined.
Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state's first Black senator since 1874
The Democrats now have a 55-44 advantage in the 100-member Senate, with the result of the US Senate race in Alaska yet to be determined.
Scott Colom Wins MiS Senate Seat Defeating Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a stunning loss for Republicans in Mississippi.
Scott Colom Wins MiS Senate Seat Defeating Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a stunning loss for Republicans in Mississippi.
Democrat Colom stuns Mississippi, becomes state's first Black senator since 1874
Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's Senate race. The historic upset strengthens the Democrats' majority and ends a 150-year barrier.
Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction
Mississippi has elected its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction and delivered Democrats a major upset in a rocky midterm election for the GOP.
Scott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State’s First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982
Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.
Scott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State's First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982
Colom, who has defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, will be Mississippi's first Democratic Senator since 1982.
Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state’s first Black senator since 1874
He became the first Democrat to win a Mississippi Senate seat since John Stennis in 1982. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Democrat Scott Colom Elected as Mississippi’s First Black Senator Since Post-Civil War Reconstruction
By Bill Barrow and Sophie Bates | Associated Press
Dems projected to score historic upset in deep-red Mississippi, topple Trump ally Hyde-Smith
U.S. Senate Republicans suffer another stunning setback as Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is projected to lose to Democrat Scott Colom in reliably red Mississippi, according to AP.
Mississippi Senate results: Scott Colom narrowly defeats Cindy Hyde-Smith, flipping another seat for Democrats in midterm elections
The outcome, after a prolonged ballot-counting process, signifies a major shift in Mississippi, which has been staunchly Republican for decades.
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