How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US Senator

First reported by PBS NewsHour at Wed 5:01 PM · 7 outlets in all

1. CNN25mScott Colom father interview
2. NPR50mHow Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US SenatorIn a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
3. Time9hScott 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.
4. MS NOW9hHow 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.
5. New York Times(subscription required)10hScott 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.
6. AP11hWhy AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
7. PBS NewsHour11hScott 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.