WATCH: How Mississippi Sen.-elect Scott Colom's win is 145 years in the making
Summary
Scott Colom won a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi, becoming the state’s first Democratic senator elected since 1982. He is also the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction, a period after the Civil War that ended in 1877.Key Facts
- Scott Colom is the senator-elect from Mississippi.
- Colom is the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Mississippi since 1982.
- Colom is the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction.
- Reconstruction ended in 1877, about 145 years before Colom’s 2026 victory.
- ABC News reported on Colom’s historic win on November 11, 2026.
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