# Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat

https://mins.news/en/item/139791

- DW, 2026-11-11 23:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/democrat-colom-wins-mississippi-senate-seat/a-79924938?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s US Senate race, according to an Associated Press projection. His win makes him the state’s first Black US senator in more than 140 years and marks a historic upset.

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