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Breaking News | Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Race

Nov 12, 2026

Scott Colum becomes the first Black senator in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era beating incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith

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Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a stunning Mississippi upset, becoming the first Democrat elected to the state’s Senate delegation since 1982, AP projects.
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Scott Colom’s win in Mississippi widens Democrats’ US Senate majority

Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s closely contested U.S. Senate race on Wednesday after a prolonged ballot counting process.
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GOP governor and prominent Dems congratulate senator-elect on flipping Mississippi seat blue

Mississippi’s Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Kamala Harris were among those to congratulate Democrat Sen.-elect Scott Colom on his victory in the Magnolia State’s U.S. Senate contest.
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