# Colom projected to become Mississippi’s first Black senator in more than a century

https://mins.news/en/item/139752

- ABC News, 2026-11-11 23:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Politics/democrat-colom-mississippis-black-senator-100-years-ap/story?id=137984057

> The Associated Press projects that Democrat Scott Colom will win Mississippi’s U.S. Senate election, making him the state’s first Black senator in more than 100 years.

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