Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, flipping seat from Republican control
Colom defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, and the Associated Press called the race more than a week after Election Day.
The Associated Press called the Mississippi U.S. Senate race for Democrat Scott Colom more than a week after Election Day. Colom, the district attorney for Mississippi Circuit Court District 16, defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who had the backing of President Donald Trump.
Colom is the first Democrat to win election to a Mississippi U.S. Senate seat since 1982. The last Democrat to serve in the Senate from the state was the late Sen. John Stennis, who served from late 1947 until early 1989. Colom will also be the third Black person ever to serve as a U.S. senator from Mississippi, and the first Black senator from the state since the 1800s.
Congratulations poured in from across party lines. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Kamala Harris all publicly congratulated Colom, and Reeves said he hoped to work together on family support, jobs and education.
Key points
- Democrat Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- The Associated Press called the race more than a week after Election Day.
- Colom is the first Democrat elected to a Mississippi Senate seat since 1982.
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