# ‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi,’ Scott Colom says after historic Senate win

https://mins.news/en/item/140598

- The Guardian, 2026-11-12 12:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/12/mississippi-scott-colom-ukraine-donald-trump

> Democrat Scott Colom defeated Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s senator, the state’s first Black senator since 1875. His victory adds to Democratic gains across the US in this year’s midterm elections.

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