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

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7 outlets covering · First listed: NPR, Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.npr.org/2026/11/12/nx-s1-6037438/scott-colom-defied-the-odds-mississippi-democratic-senator>

In 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.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 5:01 PM: [Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/scott-colom-wins-senate-election-in-mississippi>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States)
  Democratic 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.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:17 PM: [Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxQWVhHbUI5UEJZcjRYVlZSa05MeTctRTZ3WXdUaXU1eTVzNl9zZ2h2dmRURWYwV0RZVVdaTUEwUC01VUtfNTJHYXpTbkU4WHVWOHNyaldUM1VQUkVCMEtkQ3VIYUVOa2FvdDdnZ2hXdUd4WWJjOUtnS2R5T1FjV3N0NUNFcXZ3MW02RTRSUW9rWU5Ra3c0eXFDczRTT3J5R3FEOUZMSg?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:33 PM: [Scott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/11/us/elections/scott-colom-mississippi-black-senators.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
  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.
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:32 PM: [How Scott Colom won Mississippi’s Senate race](<https://www.ms.now/news/news-analysis/scott-colom-mississippi-analysis>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States)
  A changed electorate, a sliver of Trump voters and backlash against the president helped a Democrat win a state Trump carried by 23 points.
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:49 PM: [Scott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State’s First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982](<https://time.com/article/2026/11/12/mississippi-senate-race-scott-colom-cindy-hyde-smith-2026-midterm-elections/>) — Time (Magazine, United States)
  Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 AM: [How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US Senator](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/12/nx-s1-6037438/scott-colom-defied-the-odds-mississippi-democratic-senator>) — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States)
  In 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.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:25 AM: [Scott Colom father interview](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTE9rSE1ZM3ZGZVRyOWdnODl0cVpyWlREODJFamRjTHdIQ21GM2NiMVA0dDgzTHZsZWRTeXFRV3dlVU5JdFZxbkxDZ0JuOGM5ZjcyUjdmeEVXQzBaWG5kOWMwUTNlS2VOUkNVZ2xpb2RUT1VSUUtuTmVVelRoVjluRzA?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)