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Scott Colom Flips Mississippi Senate Seat, Becoming State's First Black Senator Since 1881

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Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's U.S. Senate race, CNN and other networks project, delivering a stunning upset in a deep-red state that President Donald Trump carried by more than 22 percentage points. Colom, a district attorney, becomes the first Black person elected to statewide office in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era and the state's first Black U.S. senator since 1881.

The race was one of the final nail-biters of the 2026 midterm cycle, with final vote tallies showing Colom leading Hyde-Smith 49.18% to 48.72% with an estimated 99% of ballots counted, a margin of more than 4,400 votes. Mississippi has no provision for automatic recounts, meaning any challenge to the result would require a lawsuit after certification. The win also padded the Democrats' U.S. Senate majority, representing their eighth flipped seat of the cycle.

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  5. APDemocrat Scott Colom defeats Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since 1881.
  6. ReutersBREAKING: Democrat Scott Colom won a stunning upset in Mississippi's US Senate race after days of counting, news media projects, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the state's first Black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the Civil War
  7. CNBCDemocratic nominee Scott Colom is projected to win the Mississippi Senate election over Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to the Associated Press on Wednesday.