# Democrats rally around Colom’s historic Mississippi victory

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7 outlets covering · First listed: The Hill, Nov 11, 2026, 9:02 PM · Read it: <https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6215058-colom-makes-mississippi-history/>

Democrats rally around Sen.-elect Scott Colom’s (D-Miss.) historic victory in the Mississippi Senate race following his defeat of outgoing Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R). “We may have had to count One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, but Blue Mississippi sure has a nice ring to it,” former President Bill Clinton wrote on social media. “Scott, you put your…

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- Nov 11, 2026, 5:15 AM: [Scott Colom claims victory as he addresses supporters in Mississippi following his historic Senate victory – live](<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/11/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-impeachment-democrats-republicans-arlington-latest-news-updates>) — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:01 PM: [Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in major victory for Democrats](<https://www.ms.now/news/scott-colom-mississippi-senate-race-defeat-hyde-smith>) — 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, 5:05 PM: [Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat](<https://abcnews.com/Politics/democrat-colom-mississippis-black-senator-100-years-ap/story?id=137984057>) — 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](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw7vppyr80eeo>) — 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, 5:21 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat in a historic upset](<https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/mississippi-senate-results-scott-colom-narrowly-defeats-cindy-hyde-smith-flipping-another-seat-for-democrats-in-midterm-elections-232119638.html>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:31 PM: [Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi](<https://www.ft.com/content/ed93bd25-3ae4-4845-ac2e-ccb6e9c741e6?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Democrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:02 PM: [Democrats rally around Colom’s historic Mississippi victory](<https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6215058-colom-makes-mississippi-history/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Democrats rally around Sen.-elect Scott Colom’s (D-Miss.) historic victory in the Mississippi Senate race following his defeat of outgoing Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R). “We may have had to count One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, but Blue Mississippi sure has a nice ring to it,” former President Bill Clinton wrote on social media. “Scott, you put your…