Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upset

First reported by CNN at Wed 4:22 PM · 22 outlets in all

1. NPR21mDemocrat Scott Colom wins the closest Senate race in the countryMississippi hadn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 40 years.
2. Financial Times(subscription required)23mScott Colom wins historic Senate race in MississippiDemocrat becomes the first Black man to represent the state since reconstruction
3. CNBC24mScott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-SmithScott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.
4. The Hill29mMississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott ColomDemocrat Scott Colom is set to become Mississippi’s next senator after Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith conceded Wednesday, notching a major victory for his party in the ruby red state. “While this is not the outcome we worked for or hoped for, I respect the decision of Mississippi voters,” she said in a video posted to…
5. Yahoo News34mDemocrat Scott Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat in a historic upset
6. Guardian37mHow Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats
7. Time38mScott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State's First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.
8. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)39mDemocrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi's first Black senator since ReconstructionMississippi has elected its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction and delivered Democrats a major upset in a rocky midterm election for the GOP.
9. Washington Examiner44mScott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in historic upsetDemocrat Scott Colom unseated Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) in one of the biggest upsets in the 2026 midterm elections. Colom led with 49.2% when the Associated Press called the race at 5:58 p.m. EST. Hyde-Smith came in behind the Mississippi Democrat at 48.7%. President Donald Trump won the state in 2024 with 60.9% of the
10. BBC46mDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in surprise victory for partyColom's victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be elected to the US Senate in more than 140 years.
11. ABC News49mDemocrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seatDemocrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects.
12. Al Jazeera50mDemocrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in MississippiThe historic victory flips an eighth US Senate seat for Democrats after last week's pivotal midterm election.
13. Washington Post(subscription required)50mDemocrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in MississippiHe’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction.
14. CBS News51mDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upsetDemocrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days.
15. AP53mMississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction
16. PBS NewsHour54mScott Colom wins Senate election in MississippiDemocratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.
17. Politico54mMississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom to Senate in massive upsetColom's win is a boost to the Democratic Party as it seeks to gain a larger foothold in the South.
18. MS NOW54mScott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in major victory for DemocratsThe victory caps a blue tsunami and cements Mississippi’s first Black senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era.
19. Axios54mScott Colom ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate flip
20. New York Times(subscription required)55mIn Major Upset, Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate SeatScott Colom, a Democrat and prosecutor, is the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction period.
21. NBC News56mDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, breaking the GOP’s grip on the stateIn a major upset, Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen.
22. CNN1hCNN projects Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race