# ‘I gotta know my options’: Scott Colom holds off on backing Schumer for Senate leader > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2671568 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: MS NOW, Nov 12, 2026, 6:29 PM · Read it: The Mississippi Democrat, fresh off a historic win, also disputed Schumer’s claim that he recruited Colom. “The people of Mississippi recruited me,” Colom told MS NOW. ## 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, 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, 5:17 PM: [Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 12, 2026, 12:31 PM: [Scott Colom’s Historic Victory]() — The Nation (Magazine, United States, rated Left) Michele Goodwin The Mississippi Democrat’s win is more than a joyous occasion—it’s redemption. - Nov 12, 2026, 6:29 PM: [‘I gotta know my options’: Scott Colom holds off on backing Schumer for Senate leader]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left) The Mississippi Democrat, fresh off a historic win, also disputed Schumer’s claim that he recruited Colom. “The people of Mississippi recruited me,” Colom told MS NOW.