Mississippi elects Democrat Colom as state's first post-Civil War Black senator
Summary
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s closely contested U.S. Senate race, after ballot counting continued for an extended period. Colom’s victory makes him the state’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction, the period after the Civil War.Key Facts
- Scott Colom won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race on Wednesday.
- Colom ran as the Democratic nominee.
- He defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- The race was closely contested and took an extended period of ballot counting.
- Colom is Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.
- Mississippi has the largest share of Black residents among U.S. states.
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