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Midterms: Democrat Colom claims historic win in Mississippi

Scott Colom has become the first Black person to win a Senate race in Mississippi since 1874 and the first Democrat to do so since 1982 after being declared the victor in a razor-edge election on Wednesday. The win is a stunning upset in one of the country’s most reliably red states, adding to what were already sweeping gains by the Democrats at the midterms.

Midterms: Democrat Colom claims historic win in Mississippi

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