How Scott Colom won Mississippi’s Senate race

First reported by NBC News at Wed 4:59 PM · 23 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. MS NOW2hHow 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. CNN3hWhy Scott Colom’s win in deep-red Mississippi holds a deeper meaning
4. New York Times(subscription required)3hScott 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.
5. PBS NewsHour4hNews Wrap: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-SmithIn 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.
6. NPR4hDemocrat 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.
7. Financial Times(subscription required)4hScott Colom wins historic Senate race in MississippiDemocrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era
8. CNBC4hScott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-SmithScott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.
9. The Hill4hMississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott ColomDemocrat 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…
10. Yahoo News4hDemocrat Scott Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat in a historic upset
11. Guardian4hHow Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats
12. AP4hWhy AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
13. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)4hDemocrat 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.
14. Washington Examiner4hScott 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
15. BBC4hDemocrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate raceColom is the first black person from the southern state elected to the US Senate in over 140 years.
16. NY Post4hDem Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Hyde-Smith after weeklong nailbiterDonald Trump won Mississippi by 22.9% in 2024.
17. ABC News4hDemocrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seatDemocrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects.
18. Al Jazeera4hDemocrat 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.
19. Washington Post(subscription required)4hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in MississippiHe’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction.
20. CBS News4hDemocrat 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.
21. Politico4hMississippi 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.
22. Axios4hScott Colom ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate flip
23. NBC News4hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, breaking GOP’s grip on the stateColom pulled off an upset over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate in Mississippi since 1982.