# Scott Colom’s U.S. Senate win changes the narrative about Mississippi > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3128627 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 11 outlets covering · First listed: MS NOW, Nov 13, 2026, 5:00 AM · Read it: For the first time, voters in the Blackest state in the country have elected a Black person to a statewide office. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 5:18 AM: [Scott Colom supporters celebrate after Mississippi Senate win]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 12, 2026, 7:47 AM: [Who is Scott Colom, and how did his viral ads help secure Mississippi Senate stunner?]() — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right) Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D-MS) pulled off one of the most unexpected victories of the 2026 midterm elections, unseating Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and ending more than four decades of Democratic losses in the state’s Senate races. Colom, a district attorney who had been largely overlooked by national political observers for much of the campaign, narrowly - 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, 10:57 AM: [Black voters view Scott Colom's historic US Senate win through lens of Mississippi's racial legacy]() — 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, 2:47 PM: [Scott Colom's win in Mississippi puts political change to the test]() — Axios (Digital news, United States, rated Center) - Nov 12, 2026, 3:52 PM: [Colom’s historic Senate win could reshape Mississippi’s political future: Analysis]() — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) The question is whether his victory can establish a lasting realignment. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:40 PM: [How Scott Colom won his longshot bid to flip Mississippi's Senate seat]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom won his longshot bid to oust incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colom's victory is a stunning reversal in the deeply conservative state that hasn't been represented by a Black senator since the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. Liz Landers reports. - Nov 12, 2026, 7:06 PM: [Trump on Colom’s Mississippi Senate win: ‘I give him a lot of credit’]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center) President Trump reacted Thursday to Sen.-elect Scott Colom’s (D) upset victory in the Mississippi Senate race, giving credit to the Democrat for his efforts to win over Republican voters. “I don’t know the gentleman, but I give him credit,” Trump told sports commentator Stephen A. Smith in an interview at the White House. “I had… - Nov 13, 2026, 1:20 AM: [Seth Meyers Is Excited by Scott Colom’s Historic Win in Mississippi]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) “This is the best news to come out of Mississippi since — this is the best news to come out of Mississippi!” Meyers said. - Nov 13, 2026, 5:00 AM: [Scott Colom’s U.S. Senate win changes the narrative about Mississippi]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left) For the first time, voters in the Blackest state in the country have elected a Black person to a statewide office.