From Emmett Till to Robert Johnson, the Delta powered Scott Colom's historic Senate bid

First reported by PBS NewsHour at Wed 5:01 PM · 10 outlets in all

1. Axios1hFrom Emmett Till to Robert Johnson, the Delta powered Scott Colom's historic Senate bid
2. CNN1hScott Colom father interview
3. New York Times(subscription required)1hIn Mississippi, Scott Colom Supporters Celebrate Historic Senate WinAt Tougaloo College, supporters danced and wept and over Scott Colom’s victory. He will be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since the Reconstruction era.
4. MS NOW10hHow 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. Financial Times(subscription required)12hScott Colom wins historic Senate race in MississippiDemocrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era
6. AP12hWhy AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
7. Washington Examiner12hScott 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
8. NPR12hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate raceDemocrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
9. Washington Post(subscription required)12hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in MississippiHe’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction.
10. PBS NewsHour12hScott 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.