# Democrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1443329 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 11 outlets covering · First listed: Los Angeles Times, Nov 11, 2026, 5:16 PM · Read it: Mississippi 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. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 5:15 AM: [Democrat Scott Colom to be first Black senator elected in Mississippi since 1874 after narrow win – US politics live]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom) - Nov 11, 2026, 5:01 PM: [Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom to Senate in massive upset]() — Politico (Digital news, United States) Colom's win is a boost to the Democratic Party as it seeks to gain a larger foothold in the South. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:01 PM: [Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States) Democratic 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. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upset]() — CBS News (TV network, United States) Democrat 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. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in Mississippi]() — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States) He’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States) Democrat 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. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:05 PM: [Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat]() — ABC News (TV network, United States) Democrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:16 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction]() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States) Mississippi 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. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:17 PM: [Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom]() — AP (Wire service, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 6:33 PM: [Scott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States) Mr. Revels took his seat two days after Mississippi was readmitted to the union after the Civil War. Mr. Bruce served just before white leaders ushered in the Jim Crow era. - Nov 11, 2026, 7:49 PM: [Scott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State's First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982]() — Time (Magazine, United States) Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.