Mississippi Democrats flip Senate seat
Colom will become the state's first African-American U.S. senator in more than 140 years
Quick Look
- According to calculations by the Associated Press, Democratic candidate Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith with 49.2% of the vote and won the Mississippi U.S.
- Senate election.
- He will become the state's first African-American U.S.
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Why It Matters
The 2026 midterm elections in the United States will be held on November 3. After more than a week of vote counting, there is no doubt that the Democratic Party has regained control of the House and Senate, but there is still 1 Senate seat and 12 House of Representatives seats that have not yet been completed. Democrats have not won a Senate seat in Mississippi since 1982.
China News Service, Washington, November 12 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) According to calculations by the Associated Press on the 11th, US Democratic candidate Scott Colom won the U.S. Senate election in Mississippi, defeating Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
The 2026 midterm elections in the United States will be held on November 3. After more than a week of vote counting, although there is no doubt that the Democratic Party has regained control of both houses of Congress, there is still 1 Senate seat and 12 House of Representatives seats, and the counting of votes has not yet been completed.
According to the vote count as of the 11th, Colom defeated Hyde-Smith with 49.2% of the vote. The latter admitted defeat on the same day.
Collom, 43, is a district attorney who will become Mississippi's first African-American U.S. senator in more than 140 years. The state's political ecology has long tilted toward the Republican Party, and Democrats have failed to win a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi since 1982. The Associated Press reported that Colom's narrow victory marked a major change in Mississippi's political landscape.
With Colom's victory, the Democrats have 55 seats and the Republicans have 44 seats in the new Senate. Alaska's final Senate seat remains to be determined. In the state's election, Democratic candidate Mary Peltola currently leads Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan with 49% of the vote. The latter's vote rate was 47.2%. (over)
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The final vote count for Alaska’s Senate seats will be announced soon
Very likely · Within days
Counting of votes for the remaining 12 House of Representatives seats will be completed in the near future
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Alaska’s last Senate seat finally belongs
- Counting results for the remaining 12 House of Representatives seats
- Colom’s concrete impact on Mississippi politics since taking office
