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Democrats stun again as Scott Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat, the latest win in deep Republican territory, CNN and NBC report

Scott Colom to become Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction

Democrat Scott Colom makes history by defeating GOP incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi's first elected Black senator since 1885.

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Dem Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Hyde-Smith after weeklong nailbiter

Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom will win the election for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, AP projects

Democrat Scott Colom is projected to defeat GOP Sen. Cindy-Hyde Smith in deep-red Mississippi.

Democrat Scott Colom defeats Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since 1881.

Democrat Scott Colom won the Senate race, becoming the first Black senator elected in the state since the Reconstruction era.

Colom, who is Black, won in a state that has not elected an African American U.S. senator since 1871 or a Democrat since 1982.

Democrat Scott Colom is projected to defeat GOP Sen. Cindy-Hyde Smith in deep-red Mississippi.