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Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in surprise victory for party

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Democrat Scott Colom has won the US Senate race in Mississippi, delivering a shock victory for the party in a deeply con

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Colom's victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be elected to the US Senate in more than 140 years.

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Only a few thousand votes separated Colom from his Republican opponent, the incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.

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