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Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in a historic Mississippi Senate race. Hyde-Smith conceded the race following projections by the Associated Press and CNN. Colom's victory makes him the first Democrat elected to the state's Senate delegation since 1982 and the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Democrat Scott Colom won the Mississippi Senate race against incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, marking a historic pickup for Democrats in a deep-red state.
Left-leaning outlets like Axios emphasized the historic nature of a breakthrough in the Deep South, while center outlets like PBS NewsHour and NPR focused heavily on the race call and concession details. Right-leaning outlets such as Fox News and the Washington Examiner framed the outcome as a stunning setback and upset for Senate Republicans in a state comfortably won by Donald Trump in 2024.
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News Wrap: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was admonished by an Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ended with an agreement to exchange prisoners, but no…
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Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a stunning Mississippi upset, becoming the first Democrat elected to the state's Senate delegation since 1982, AP projects.Why it matters: Colom's victory marks another extraordinary breakthrough for Democrats in the Deep South, extending the historic blue wave that handed the party control…
Democrat chatted up people at hair salons, colleges and at Trump rallies to become Mississippi’s first Black senator since ReconstructionThe ad is simple, less than half a minute long, but many say it was the moment the nation took notice of Mississippi’s US Senate race.In it, the incumbent Republican senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a cattle farmer, answers a…
Mississippi prosecutor Scott Colom has officially defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a contest that shocked outsiders, captured national...
Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.
Colom's win is a boost to the Democratic Party as it seeks to gain a larger foothold in the South.
Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen.
Democrat Scott Colom’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi was dismissed as improbable — a long-shot effort standing up against the weight of political history that has shut Black people out of statewide representation for generations. While Mississippi was the first in the country to send a Black person to the U.S. Senate,…
He’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction.
The district attorney ousted Cindy Hyde-Smith in a deep-red state after a viral ad and a late burst of attention from national Democrats.
Democrats have done the unthinkable and flipped a Senate seat in Mississippi.Democrat Scott Colom beat incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith with 49.19 percent of the vote, CNN projected on Wednesday, over one week after the election. Colom leads with more than 4,500 votes.Colom will be the first Democratic senator in Mississippi in 37 years and…
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In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was admonished by an Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ended with an agreement to exchange prisoners, but no…
Democrat Scott Colom is set to become Mississippi’s next senator after Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith conceded Wednesday, notching a major victory for his party in the ruby red state. “While this is not the outcome we worked for or hoped for, I respect the decision of Mississippi voters,” she said in a video posted to…
Democrat 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.
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.
Colom's victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be elected to the US Senate in more than 140 years.
Cindy Hyde-Smith conceded in a message on social media Wednesday evening.
Democrats padded their US Senate majority with a surprise win by Scott Colom, a district attorney who ousted Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in a reliably Republican state that President Donald Trump won by more than 22 percentage points in 2024, CNN projected.
Scott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.
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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. Eastern. Hyde-Smith came in behind the Mississippi Democrat at 48.7%. President Donald Trump won the state in 2024 with 60.9% of the…
Senate Republicans suffer another stunning setback as Cindy Hyde-Smith is projected to lose to Scott Colom in the reliably red Mississippi Senate race, according to AP.
Donald Trump won Mississippi by 22.9% in 2024.
Democrat Scott Colom has unseated incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, eight days after the midterm election.
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s closely contested Senate race, according to projections from The Associated Press and CNN, becoming the first Democrat elected to represent the state in the Senate since 1982 and the first black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction. The race remained unsettled for more…
Democrats Flip Yet Another Deep Red Senate Seat
Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a stunning loss in Mississippi that gives Democrats their 55th seat in the U.S. Senate following the November midterm election.
