Democrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction

First reported by Guardian at Wed 5:15 AM · 10 outlets in all

1. Time2hScott 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.
2. AP2hWhy AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
3. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)2hDemocrat 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.
4. ABC News2hDemocrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seatDemocrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects.
5. NPR2hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate raceDemocrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
6. Washington Post(subscription required)2hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in MississippiHe’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction.
7. CBS News2hDemocrat 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.
8. PBS NewsHour2hScott 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.
9. Politico2hMississippi 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.
10. Guardian14hDemocrat Scott Colom to be first Black senator elected in Mississippi since 1874 after narrow win – US politics live