Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in shocking Mississippi Senate win
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Summary
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race after officials counted provisional ballots. The article says Colom will become the state’s first Black senator elected since 1875 and its first Democratic senator since 1982.Key Facts
- Colom’s narrow election-night lead grew as officials counted provisional ballots.
- Mississippi last elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1982, according to the article.
- The article identifies Blanche K. Bruce, elected in 1875, as the last Black senator elected from Mississippi before Colom.
- Colom became the first Black district attorney for Mississippi’s 16th circuit in 2015.
- President Joe Biden nominated Colom for a federal judgeship, but Hyde-Smith blocked his confirmation hearing.
- Colom campaigned on representing all Mississippians and discussed voters’ concerns about costs and health insurance.
- Hyde-Smith campaigned with President Donald Trump, who held a rally for her.
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