# Colom wins Mississippi Senate race. And, White House warns Dems over future probes > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2042286 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 12 outlets covering · First listed: NPR, Nov 12, 2026, 6:15 AM · Read it: After more than a week of counting ballots, Scott Colom has narrowly won the Mississippi Senate seat. And, the White House has sent a letter warning Democrats who plan to investigate the administration. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 4:22 PM: [CNN projects Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 PM: [Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate Election]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States) Mr. Colom, a prosecutor, will be the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. - 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, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upset]() — CBS News (TV network, United States) Democrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in Mississippi]() — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States) He’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:05 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in Mississippi]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar) The historic victory flips an eighth US Senate seat for Democrats after last week's pivotal midterm election. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:05 PM: [Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat]() — ABC News (TV network, United States) Democrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:11 PM: [Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in historic upset]() — 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, 5:17 PM: [Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom]() — AP (Wire service, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 5:31 PM: [Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi]() — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom) Democrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction 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 12, 2026, 6:15 AM: [Colom wins Mississippi Senate race. And, White House warns Dems over future probes]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States) After more than a week of counting ballots, Scott Colom has narrowly won the Mississippi Senate seat. And, the White House has sent a letter warning Democrats who plan to investigate the administration.