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Mississippi Elects Scott Colom as First Black Senator Since Reconstruction
Democrat defeats incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic upset, giving Democrats a 55-44 Senate majority.
Democrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to a race call by the Associated Press reported by Georgia Public Broadcasting on Wednesday.
The victory makes Colom the first Black U.S. senator from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era, Sentinel Colorado reported. Reuters, via SRN News, noted the last Black senator from the state served in 1874.
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- [1] Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race— Georgia Public Broadcasting
- [2] Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction— Sentinel Colorado
- [3] Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state’s first Black senator since 1874— SRN News
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