# News Wrap: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1473652 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 13 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 11, 2026, 5:50 PM · Read it: In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was admonished by an Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ended with an agreement to exchange prisoners, but no breakthrough on ending the war. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 1:16 PM: [GOP Sen. on Mississippi]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 PM: [Scott Colom ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate flip]() — Axios (Digital news, United States) - 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, 5:04 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, 5:07 PM: [Dem Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Hyde-Smith after weeklong nailbiter]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States) Donald Trump won Mississippi by 22.9% in 2024. - 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, 5:17 PM: [Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom]() — AP (Wire service, 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, 5:50 PM: [News Wrap: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States) In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was admonished by an Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ended with an agreement to exchange prisoners, but no breakthrough on ending the war.