In a historic upset, Democrat Scott Colom has won his U.S. Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, networks projected on Nov. 12, making him the first African American elected to the chamber from the southern state in more than 140 years.

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Scott Colom becomes Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction

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Mississippi Map Shows Counties That Flipped Blue

Newsweek - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Scott Colom delivers acceptance speech in Jackson, Mississippi - Senator-elect Scott Colom is Mississippi's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction in the 1870s.

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How Mississippi Sen.-elect Scott Colom's win is 145 years in the making

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Scott Colom delivers acceptance speech in Jackson, Mississippi

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Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as senator -- m read

Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first Black US senator since the Civil War, marking a seismic shift in the state's political landscape.

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Colom wins Mississippi Senate race. And, White House warns Dems over future probes

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Mississippi's Masala moment: A historic Black victory in America's Deep South

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Mississippi Elects First Black Senator in More Than 140 Years

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'I had the courage to believe in Mississippi' says Scott Colom after historic Senate win

Guardian UK - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

TODAY'S ELECTION story - Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat - What happenedScott Colom yesterday unseated Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982 and the state's first Black senator since 1881. After The Associated Press projected Colom's victory yesterday evening, following eight days of b...

The Week - US News - 3 hours ago

Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state's first black senator since 1874

The Straits Times - World - 3 hours ago

Who is Scott Colom, Mississippi's first Black senator in 150 years?

Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th Century

Colom is the first black person from the southern state elected to the US Senate in over 140 years.

BBC News - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th Century -- In a state Trump won two years ago by 22 points, Colom's victory extends a string of Democratic wins in the Senate.

Colom is the first black person from the southern state elected to the US Senate in over 140 years.

BBC News - US News - 3 hours ago

Mississippi Couldn't Stop Scott Colom's Victory—But It Wasn't for a Lack of Trying -- Shirin Ali

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Democrat Scott Colom Flips US Senate Seat in Mississippi; Trump Honors Service Members at Veterans Day Ceremony | NTD Good Morning (Nov. 12)

Democrat Flips Senate Seat in Mississippi; Trump Marks Veterans Day | NTD Good Morning (Nov. 12)

Epoch Times - US News - 4 hours ago

CNN Captured Moment Scott Colom's Twin Told Him Network Had Just Called His Win

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Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom Trolls Defeated GOP Rival With 'Chef's Kiss' Victory Placard

Huffington Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US Senator

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Brutal Shock To Trump; Mississippi Gets First Black Senator Since 1874; Scott Colom Beats Cindy Hyde

Times of India - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat in historic upset

Euronews - World - 5 hours ago

Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as a US senator, in photos

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory, confirmed Wednesday …

Bay to Bay News - US News - 5 hours ago

Promises and pride - Scott Colom rejoices with young and old on historic night in Mississippi

Guardian UK - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race over incumbent Republican Hyde-Smith

Scott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.

CNBC - Politics - 7 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi race, increasing party's U.S. Senate majority

Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom will be the state's first Black senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. Colom's victory also offers Democrats an unexpected boost in their effort to win control of the U.S. Senate.

CBC News - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, raising his party's majority to 55 seats

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NBC News - Politics - 10 hours ago

Scott Colom Makes History With Mississippi Senate Win

Newsweek - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

'We are on the rise': Democrats hail first Black senator to win a Mississippi seat since 1874

The last Black candidate elected to the Senate in Mississippi was former slave Blanche Bruce in 1874.

SBS - World - 10 hours ago

History made as black Democrat wins Senate race in deeply red Mississippi

Democrat Scott Colom will be the next US senator for Mississippi, flipping a traditionally deep red state and becoming the first black man to hold that office since the Reconstruction more than 150 years ago.

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Dem Rep. Ivey on Colom: Black People Voted After 'Voting Rights Act Repeal' from SCOTUS

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Mississippi's Scott Colom secures Senate seat in another midterm win for Democrats -- News

CBC News - World - 11 hours ago

Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in historic upset

Washington Examiner - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Why Democrat Scott Colom's win in Mississippi Senate race is so significant -- Colom's victory makes him the first black person from the state to be elected to the US Senate in more than 140 years.

Colom's victory makes him the first black person from the state to be elected to the US Senate in more than 140 years.

BBC News - US News - 12 hours ago

Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Seat Defeating Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith

Breitbart - Entertainment - 13 hours ago

Black University of Mississippi students wrestle with forgiveness in wake of racist gestures

The Baltimore Sun - US News - 14 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race

Democrat Scott Colom will win his Senate race in Mississippi, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, CBS News projects. CBS News' Mark Strassman has more.

CBS News - Politics - 14 hours ago

How Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats

Guardian UK - Politics - 14 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Seat Defeating Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith

Breitbart - Politics - 14 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in stunning Mississippi Senate win

Guardian UK - Politics - 14 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upset -- Democrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days.

Democrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days.

CBS News - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Mississippi elects its first Black senator in 150 years

Independent UK - US News - 14 hours ago

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.

Rolling Stone - Politics - 14 hours ago

A neglected Mississippi pocket alley became a miniature museum with a tiny theatre, murals, and a dance spot with disco lighting, drawing an estimated 300,000 visitors

Times of India - US News - 15 hours ago

The Latest: Democrat Scott Colom wins election to US Senate from Mississippi

Democrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate representing Mississippi, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colom will be Mississippi’s first Black senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era.

Lancaster Online - US News - 15 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom elected Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction

The Mercury News - Politics - 15 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins the closest Senate race in the country

NPR - Politics - 15 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in Mississippi

The historic victory delivers an eighth US Senate seat to Democrats after last week's pivotal midterm election.

Aljazeera - World - 15 hours ago

Colom unseats GOP incumbent Hyde-Smith in Miss. Senate race

Democrat Scott Colom has unseated incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, eight days after the midterm election.

One America News Network - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom Flips US Senate Seat in Mississippi

Epoch Times - US News - 15 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi's first Black 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.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 15 hours ago

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 defeated Republican …

Bay to Bay News - US News - 15 hours ago

Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat

ABC News - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Mississippi 2026 live midterm results: Democrat Scott Colom flips Senate seat -- Colom's win will make him the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction.

ABC News - Politics - 15 hours ago

Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat -- Colom's projected win is the eighth Senate pickup for Democrats.

ABC News - Politics - 15 hours ago

Scott Colom Wins Miss. Senate Race

Mother Jones - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-Smith

Scott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.

CNBC - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, breaking GOP's grip on the state

NBC News projects that Colom has pulled off an upset over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate in Mississippi since 1982.

NBC News - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Mississippi elects its first Black senator in 150 years giving Democrats a 55-seat majority

Independent UK - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom defeats Cindy Hyde-Smith for US Senate seat, makes history in Mississippi

The Advocate - Politics - 15 hours ago

Democrat Colom defeats incumbent Republican in Mississippi Senate race

The Globe and Mail - World - 15 hours ago

Dem Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Hyde-Smith after weeklong nailbiter

New York Post - Politics - 15 hours ago

How Scott Colom defied more than a century of history to win Democrats a Mississippi Senate seat

Apple Valley News Now - Politics - 16 hours ago

Amid razor-thin Mississippi Senate battle, concerns raised over voter challenges -- Voting rights advocates say faulty data is causing deactivation of some voters.

ABC News - Politics - 16 hours ago

Mississippi Senate: Colom lead over Hyde-Smith pops to more than 4,400 votes

Tuesday was the deadline for provisional ballots to be resolved in Mississippi, and the deadline for the receipt of mail-in absentee ballots.

CNBC - US News - 19 hours ago

Democrat Scott Colom on brink of winning Mississippi Senate race after big update

New York Daily News - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Scott Colom maintains lead in Mississippi's US Senate race. Here are 3 things to know.

The Advocate - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Watch: BBC talks to Mississippi voters awaiting Senate result -- Democrat Scott Colom's razor-thin advantage has defied political gravity in a conservative fortress that President Donald Trump won in 2024 by over 22 points.

Democrat Scott Colom's razor-thin advantage has defied political gravity in a conservative fortress that President Donald Trump won in 2024 by over 22 points.

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