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Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s Senate race.
Colom’s win makes him Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator elected since Reconstruction. Several outlets report that Democrats will hold at least 55 Senate seats, with Alaska’s race still undecided.
What the reports agree on
- Scott Colom, a Democrat, defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race. Guardian World, BBC World, CBS News, The Hill and 4 more
- Colom is the first Black person elected to represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction. Guardian World, PBS NewsHour, Axios, France24 and 1 more
- Democrats will hold at least 55 Senate seats, with Alaska’s race still undecided. Guardian World, BBC World, CBS News, Guardian US and 1 more
Reported by one outlet
- Hyde-Smith shared her concession in a video. The Hill
- Colom’s campaign celebrated his win at a gathering of about 1,000 people at Tougaloo College. Guardian US
The original reports
- Newsweek The Greatest Ever Political Ad That Helped Scott Colom Win Mississippi
- CBS News Meet Scott Colom, Mississippi's first Black senator since 1881
- Guardian US Share your reaction to Scott Colom’s Mississippi Senate win
- France24 Mississippi elects its first African American to US Senate since Reconstruction
- BBC Top Stories Before Scott Colom, these two men were the last black US senators in Mississippi
- Guardian World First Thing: Mississippi turns blue as Scott Colom unseats Republican Senate incumbent
- France24 Midterms: Democrat Colom claims historic win in Mississippi
- Newsweek Mississippi Map Shows Counties That Flipped Blue
- Al Jazeera Who is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?
- France24 Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi as first Black senator in more than 140 years
- Axios From Emmett Till to Robert Johnson, the Delta powered Scott Colom's historic Senate bid
- France24 Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom flips US Senate seat in stunning upset
- France24 Mississippi elects Democrat Colom as state's first post-Civil War Black senator
- Al Jazeera Mississippi elects first Black Senator since 1874
- Guardian US Promises and pride: Scott Colom rejoices with young and old on historic night in Mississippi
- The Hill Democrats rally around Colom’s historic Mississippi victory
- BBC US Why Democrat Scott Colom’s win in Mississippi Senate race is so significant
- PBS NewsHour News Wrap: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
- France24 Democrat Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi
- CBS News Democrat Scott Colom defeats incumbent in Mississippi Senate race in major upset, CBS News projects
- ABC News Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat
- The Hill Mississippi Senate stunner: Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom
- BBC World Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in surprise victory for party
- Guardian US How Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats
- Guardian World Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in shocking Mississippi Senate win
- The Hill Colom builds on slim lead in Mississippi, as AP calls for Democrat
- Axios Scott Colom ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate flip
- Al Jazeera Democrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in Mississippi
- CBS News Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upset
- PBS NewsHour Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi
- Newsweek Scott Colom Makes History With Mississippi Senate Win, CNN Projects
- CBS News A look at Mississippi election facility as the race leans Democratic