# Mississippi elects its first Black US senator since Reconstruction

https://mins.news/en/item/140779

- France 24, 2026-11-12 14:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261112-mississippi-elects-its-first-african-american-to-us-senate-since-reconstruction

> Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming Mississippi’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction. His narrow win was confirmed on November 11 after prolonged ballot counting, marking a major political shift in the conservative state.

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