# Democrat Scott Colom wins the closest Senate race in the country > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1463612 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 20 outlets covering · First listed: NPR, Nov 11, 2026, 5:33 PM · Read it: Mississippi hadn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 40 years. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 4:59 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, breaking GOP’s grip on the state]() — NBC News (TV network, United States) Colom pulled off an upset over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate in Mississippi since 1982. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 PM: [In Major Upset, Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate Seat]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States) Scott Colom, a Democrat and prosecutor, is the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:01 PM: [Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in major victory for Democrats]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States) The historic win marks the eighth Senate seat Democrats were able to flip from Republican control this cycle, giving the party a total of 55 seats in the chamber. - 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, 5:05 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in Mississippi]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar) The historic victory flips an eighth US Senate seat for Democrats after last week's pivotal midterm election. - 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, 5:09 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom) Colom is the first black person from the southern state elected to the US Senate in over 140 years. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:10 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in stunning Mississippi Senate win]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom) Colom takes victory by razor-thin margin in state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1982Democrat Scott Colom defeated Cindy Hyde-Smith, the incumbent Republican senator, to become the first Black senator in Mississippi elected since Reconstruction, in a stunning upset after more than a week of vote counting in one of the country’s most reliably red states.Colom opened up a narrow lead over Hyde-Smith late on election night. His lead widened as election officials counted absentee and provisional ballots. The Associated Press called the contest on Wednesday, after it was clear… - Nov 11, 2026, 5:11 PM: [Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in historic upset]() — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States) Democrat 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 - Nov 11, 2026, 5:17 PM: [Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom]() — AP (Wire service, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 5:21 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat in a historic upset]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 5:26 PM: [Mississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States) Democrat 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… - Nov 11, 2026, 5:31 PM: [Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-Smith]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States) Scott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:31 PM: [Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi]() — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom) Democrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era - Nov 11, 2026, 5:33 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins the closest Senate race in the country]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States) Mississippi hadn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 40 years. - Nov 11, 2026, 6:19 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom will win Senate seat in deep-red Mississippi \| CNN Politics]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - 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.