Scott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State's First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982

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

1. Time1hScott 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. MS NOW1hHow Scott Colom won Mississippi’s Senate raceA changed electorate, a sliver of Trump voters and backlash against the president helped a Democrat win a state Trump carried by 23 points.
3. New York Times(subscription required)2hScott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?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.
4. NPR3hDemocrat 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.
5. Financial Times(subscription required)3hScott Colom wins historic Senate race in MississippiDemocrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era
6. AP3hWhy AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
7. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)3hDemocrat 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.
8. Washington Examiner3hScott 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
9. Al Jazeera3hDemocrat 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.
10. Washington Post(subscription required)3hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in MississippiHe’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction.
11. CBS News3hDemocrat 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.
12. PBS NewsHour3hScott 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.
13. Politico3hMississippi 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.
14. CNN4hCNN projects Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race
15. Guardian15hDemocrat Scott Colom to be first Black senator elected in Mississippi since 1874 after narrow win – US politics live