Democrat Colom defeats Hyde-Smith in Mississippi to win historic Senate seat
Democrat becomes Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction in projected upset
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Democrat Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's US Senate race, media projected Wednesday, making him the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction and giving Democrats a 55-44 Senate advantage.
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Why It Matters
The election took place during the November 3 midterm elections, where Democrats delivered a national drubbing to President Donald Trump's Republicans. One Senate race from the same election in Alaska remained undetermined at the time of reporting.
Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi election for the US Senate, media projected on Wednesday, making him the Southern state's first black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the US Civil War.
The result was a stunning upset in the heavily Republican state and expanded on the national drubbing the Democrats delivered to President Donald Trump's Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections.
The Mississippi victory gives the Democrats a 55-44 advantage in the 100-member Senate, with the winner in one Senate race from last week's election – in Alaska – yet to be determined.
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Open Questions
- When will the Mississippi race results be officially certified?
- What was the vote margin between Colom and Hyde-Smith?
- When will the Alaska Senate race be determined?
