Summary
Mississippi Democrats chose Scott Colom as their nominee for the U.S. Senate. Colom will face Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican, in the November general election. Democrats need to win more seats to take control of Congress.
Key Facts
- Scott Colom won the Mississippi Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate with 67.2% of the vote.
- Republicans control both the House and Senate with slim majorities.
- Democrats need to gain three House seats and four Senate seats to control Congress.
- No Democrat has won a U.S. Senate race in Mississippi since 1982.
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican, has held the Senate seat since 2018.
- Colom, if elected, would be the first Black U.S. senator from Mississippi in nearly 150 years.
- Priscilla Williams-Till and Albert Littell were Colom's competitors in the Democratic primary.
- Mississippi is known as a solidly Republican state.
