Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi
Summary
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, according to The Associated Press, after officials spent several days counting absentee and provisional ballots. Colom, a 43-year-old local prosecutor, will become Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction, and the result adds to losses for President Donald Trump’s party in the midterm elections.Key Facts
- The Associated Press called the race for Colom on Wednesday.
- Election officials spent several days processing absentee and provisional ballots, which Mississippi calls affidavit ballots.
- Hyde-Smith was seeking a second full term.
- Colom campaigned on economic concerns, including high prices and the effects of tariffs on Mississippi farmers.
- Colom criticized Hyde-Smith’s response to high beef prices in a campaign advertisement.
- Colom criticized Trump’s policies but avoided personal attacks on the president and his supporters.
- Mississippi last elected a Democratic U.S. senator in 1947, according to the article.
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