# How Scott Colom defied Democratic doubters to make Mississippi a battleground > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/832902 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 6 outlets covering · First listed: CNN, Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 AM · Read it: ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 AM: [How Scott Colom defied Democratic doubters to make Mississippi a battleground]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - 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 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, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States) 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, 5:17 PM: [Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom]() — AP (Wire service, United States) - 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.