Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction
JACKSON, Miss. — 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. Colom's narrow victory is a seismic shift in Mississippi, which has been controlled mostly by white conservatives for…
JACKSON, Mississippi - Democratic nominee Scott Colom has emerged victorious in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. This historic win marks the first time the state has elected a Black U.S. senator since the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. Colom's narrow triumph signifies a significant shift in Mississippi, a state that has been predominantly controlled by white conservatives for generations.
This outcome will reverberate throughout the nation, reflecting a broader trend of President Donald Trump's party facing setbacks in several Republican-controlled states during the recent midterm elections. The Associated Press officially declared Colom the winner on Wednesday, after local election officials meticulously processed thousands of absentee and provisional ballots, known as affidavit ballots in Mississippi.
The last time Mississippi elected a new Democratic senator was in 1947, and the previous winner was a vocal segregationist. Colom, a 43-year-old local prosecutor, leveraged the state's substantial Black population to secure his position.
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