{
  "id": 19650225,
  "title": "Mississippi Map Shows Counties That Flipped Blue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mississippi-map-shows-counties-that-flipped-blue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T12:42:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/mississippi-senate-map-counties-flipped-blue-12703822-12703822"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Mississippi's 2026 Senate race, Democrat Scott Colom flipped eight counties won by Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in 2020, marking a significant political shift. Colom led Hyde-Smith by 4,669 votes out of the 962,237 counted when the AP called the race, a margin of about half a percentage point. This victory ended a 44-year Democratic losing streak in Mississippi Senate elections and will send the first popularly elected Black senator to Washington. Colom's triumph demonstrated the party's ability to compete beyond Mississippi's traditionally Democratic strongholds. The map separates genuine party switches from counties that remained loyal to one side, with each county classified as having flipped blue when Hyde-Smith defeated Democrat Mike Espy in 2020 but Colom received the most votes in the 2026 returns. Colom's gains were spread across different parts of the state, including DeSoto County, Lafayette County, Forrest County, Madison County, and Jefferson Davis County. These counties ranged in size from small, rural areas to larger, more urban centers. Colom's victory in Jefferson Davis County, named for the Confederate president, was particularly noteworthy. The switched counties accounted for part of the Democrat's route to victory, but strong margins in the Delta and around Jackson provided additional support. Colom exceeded 67 percent in the heavily Democratic Jackson and Delta region, the strongest performance for a Democratic candidate for Senate, governor, or president in at least a decade.",
  "summary": "Democrat Scott Colom defeated Cindy Hyde-Smith by flipping eight Mississippi counties carried by the Republican in 2020.",
  "key_points": [
    "Democrat Scott Colom flips eight counties won by Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in 2020.",
    "Colom leads Hyde-Smith by 4,669 votes, marking a half-percent margin.",
    "Colom's victory ends 44-year Democratic losing streak in Mississippi Senate elections."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}