# Mississippi’s Scott Colom wins Senate seat, adding another midterm victory for Democrats

https://mins.news/en/item/139767

- CBC News, 2026-11-11 23:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/scott-colom-mississippi-senate-democrats-9.7418482?cmp=rss

> Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom will become the state’s first Black senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. His victory also gives Democrats an unexpected boost in their bid to control the Senate.

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