Magic in Mississippi: Democrat locked in Deep South Senate stunner
Summary
Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith were in a close, unresolved Mississippi Senate race, according to the article. Colom’s campaign drew significant Democratic spending and national support, while the contest drew attention because a win would make him the state’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction and its first Democratic senator elected since the 1980s.Key Facts
- Mississippi’s Senate race remained too close to call.
- Colom, a Democratic district attorney, challenged incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- Donald Trump won Mississippi by about 23 percentage points in 2024, according to the article.
- The New Deal for All super PAC spent about $1.1 million to support Democrats in Mississippi.
- The Senate Majority PAC announced a $1.2 million advertising campaign, and former Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Bill Clinton appeared for Colom; former President Barack Obama made an ad.
- Colom would be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction and its first Democratic senator elected since the 1980s.
- New York Times voter trend estimates cited in the article showed Black Mississippians favoring Colom over Hyde-Smith by 91% to 7%.
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