# Mississippi elects first Black US senator in more than 140 years as Democrat flips seat

https://mins.news/en/item/139825

- TRT World, 2026-11-12 00:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/ef1058bac6f6

> Democrat Scott Colom won Mississippi’s Senate race, breaking a barrier that had stood for more than 140 years and flipping the seat for his party.

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