Democrat Scott Colom Secures Historic Mississippi Senate Victory

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Scott Colom defeated incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by fewer than 5,000 votes in Mississippi.

Colom is the first Black US senator elected from Mississippi in over 140 years.

The victory gives Democrats 55 seats in the 100-seat US Senate, ending a GOP streak in the state dating to 1982.

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