Democrat Scott Colom wins in Mississippi to become the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction

First reported by CNN at Wed 4:22 PM · 19 outlets in all

1. MS NOW2hEven the state of Mississippi
2. CNN4hBlack voters in Mississippi celebrate Colom’s win
3. The Atlantic(subscription required)6hScott Colom Is Mississippi’s First Black Senator in 150 YearsBlanche Bruce would have been proud of Scott Colom.
4. Fast Company7hDemocrat Scott Colom wins in Mississippi to become the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction
5. BBC7hBefore Scott Colom, these two men were the last black US senators from MississippiThe Democratic candidate won in a southern state that had not seated a black senator since 1874.
6. Al Jazeera10hWho is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s.
7. NPR11hHow Scott Colom defied the odds to go from DA to Mississippi's Democratic U.S. SenatorIn 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.
8. Time20hScott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State’s First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.
9. New York Times(subscription required)21hScott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?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.
10. Financial Times(subscription required)22hScott Colom wins historic Senate race in MississippiDemocrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era
11. AP22hWhy AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
12. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)22hDemocrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi's first Black senator since ReconstructionMississippi 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.
13. Washington Examiner22hScott 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
14. ABC News22hDemocrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seatDemocrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects.
15. Washington Post(subscription required)22hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in MississippiHe’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction.
16. CBS News22hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upsetDemocrat 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.
17. PBS NewsHour22hScott 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.
18. Politico22hMississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom to Senate in massive upsetColom's win is a boost to the Democratic Party as it seeks to gain a larger foothold in the South.
19. NBC News22hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, breaking GOP’s grip on the stateColom pulled off an upset over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate in Mississippi since 1982.