Mississippi Elects Democrat Scott Colom as State's First Black U.S. Senator Since Reconstruction
Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.
Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. The victory follows a lengthy ballot counting period. Colom’s win marks the election of the state’s first Black U.S. senator since the Reconstruction era.
- Scott Colom, the Democratic nominee, has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- The U.S. Senate race in Mississippi was closely contested.
- A prolonged ballot counting process ensued after the election.
- Colom’s victory makes him the first Black U.S. senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction.
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