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Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat
District attorney Scott Colom defeats Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.
In brief
District attorney Scott Colom defeats Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction. Democrat Scott Colom won Mississippi's Senate election over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the state's first Black senator since the post-Civil War…
Colom defeats Hyde-Smith in Mississippi
Democratic nominee Scott Colom, a local district attorney, won the Mississippi Senate election over Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
First Black senator since Reconstruction
Colom will be the first Black senator from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era, marking a historic shift in the state's representation.
Hyde-Smith concedes the race
Two sources close to Colom's campaign said Hyde-Smith called him late Wednesday afternoon to concede. Hyde-Smith said in a video: "I respect the decision of Mississippi voters."
“I respect the decision of Mississippi voters”
Democrats gain Senate majority
Democrats now will have a majority of at least fifty-five seats in the Senate, having flipped at least eight seats from Republicans. Alaska remains the only Senate election to be called.
The short version
Democrat Scott Colom won Mississippi's Senate election over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the state's first Black senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era.
