Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat

Democrat Scott Colom has won the U.S. Senate race in Mississippi, defeating Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. According to NPR and The Korea Times, the contest was called by the Associated Press following a prolonged process of counting absentee and provisional ballots.

Colom's victory makes him the first Black senator from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. DW English (Top Stories) notes this is a historic upset, while The Korea Times describes the win as a seismic shift in a state long controlled by white conservatives.

The 43-year-old local prosecutor flipped the traditionally deep red state, according to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. The Korea Times reports that the last time Mississippi elected a new Democratic senator was in 1947.

Brief written by urgent.news from DW English (Top Stories), The Korea Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, NPR — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.