# Who is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years? > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2018062 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 10 outlets covering · First listed: Al Jazeera, Nov 12, 2026, 5:31 AM · Read it: Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 5:01 PM: [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, 5:09 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th Century]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom) In a state Trump won two years ago by 22 points, Colom's victory extends a string of Democratic wins in the Senate. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:16 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction]() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States) Mississippi 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. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:17 PM: [Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom]() — 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?]() — 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]() — 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]() — 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 11, 2026, 8:48 PM: [Colom Will Be Mississippi’s First Black Senator Since Reconstruction]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 AM: [How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US 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, 5:31 AM: [Who is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar) Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s.