# 'I kept the faith': Scott Colom after historic win

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7 outlets covering · First listed: CNN, Nov 12, 2026, 5:47 AM · Read it: <https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2AFBVV95cUxQQlk0Z205TjBCVlNMT21ycU4xZVlXTmxzV3pvbGdlbEQtVmlScTFRb0Vmbl9YM19nNEp0SjdSREJLODJ3LWFMM3hkd1ppZGFLOXliNEZKZGdBd21FMjBiZ2U0WWhkUk93eF9INEhyeHVQbzFVcUZWZk9XLXRxVWNSS1RNemVmcnp1MUpueVVmd1I0c1BwQm56bXk3Tjd4WWptaEt2RzVGaXRodXp3c3h2ZHRtY0JKc3FReWVsMFNLbW1wamxLUnFIXzRuTDNXTTNSQkJrMzdpRlg?oc=5>

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 11, 2026, 5:11 PM: [Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in historic upset](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4788383/scott-colom-wins-mississippi-senate-race/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  Democrat 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
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:21 PM: ['I kept the faith:' Democrat Scott Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat in 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 12, 2026, 4:19 AM: [In Mississippi, Scott Colom Supporters Celebrate Historic Senate Win](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/us/elections/mississippi-colom-senate-race-black-voters.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
  At Tougaloo College, supporters danced and wept over Scott Colom’s victory. He will be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since the Reconstruction era.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:40 AM: [From Emmett Till to Robert Johnson, the Delta powered Scott Colom's historic Senate bid](<https://www.axios.com/2026/11/12/scott-colom-mississippi-delta-civil-rights-till>) — Axios (Digital news, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:47 AM: ['I kept the faith': Scott Colom after historic win](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2AFBVV95cUxQQlk0Z205TjBCVlNMT21ycU4xZVlXTmxzV3pvbGdlbEQtVmlScTFRb0Vmbl9YM19nNEp0SjdSREJLODJ3LWFMM3hkd1ppZGFLOXliNEZKZGdBd21FMjBiZ2U0WWhkUk93eF9INEhyeHVQbzFVcUZWZk9XLXRxVWNSS1RNemVmcnp1MUpueVVmd1I0c1BwQm56bXk3Tjd4WWptaEt2RzVGaXRodXp3c3h2ZHRtY0JKc3FReWVsMFNLbW1wamxLUnFIXzRuTDNXTTNSQkJrMzdpRlg?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 6:19 AM: [‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win – US politics live](<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/12/mississippi-scott-colom-ukraine-donald-trump>) — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Colom adds to blue wave of Democrat victories across the US and becomes Mississippi’s first black senator since 1875 after defeating Cindy Hyde-SmithSign up for the Breaking News US emailContinuing his Truth Social ranting, Donald Trump said he has asked the vice-president, JD Vance, to turn his “complete and total attention” to alleged corruption in Democratic-run cities and states, while also declaring that the US no longer needs a deal with Iran.In the latest post this morning, Trump singled out Minnesota, California and Illinois as “poorly run, corrupt disasters” and claimed that…