# Democrats won a lot of Senate races this year, but Colom’s win in Mississippi is different > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2347548 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 15 outlets covering · First listed: MS NOW, Nov 12, 2026, 12:16 PM · Read it: All kinds of Democrats were thrilled by Senate victories, but only Scott Colom’s win generated celebrations in the streets. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 9:03 AM: [Democrat Scott Colom's lead grows in Mississippi Senate race with certification days away]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 PM: [Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate Election]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) 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: [Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom to Senate in massive upset]() — Politico (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) Colom's win is a boost to the Democratic Party as it seeks to gain a larger foothold in the South. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:01 PM: [Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) 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 Senate race in Mississippi]() — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) He’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) Democrat 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. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:05 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in Mississippi]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left) 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, rated Lean left) 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, rated Lean right) 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, rated Center) - Nov 11, 2026, 5:31 PM: [Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi]() — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center) Democrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era - Nov 11, 2026, 5:52 PM: [The biggest races Democrats won in the midterms]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) Democrats won pivotal races in Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Michigan and elsewhere. Here are the biggest victories of the 2026 midterms. - Nov 12, 2026, 8:24 AM: [Share your reaction to Scott Colom’s Mississippi Senate win]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Lean left) - Nov 12, 2026, 12:14 PM: [Here’s how big Democrats won in the Senate in 2026]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 12, 2026, 12:16 PM: [Democrats won a lot of Senate races this year, but Colom’s win in Mississippi is different]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left) All kinds of Democrats were thrilled by Senate victories, but only Scott Colom’s win generated celebrations in the streets.