# Mississippi makes history with Democratic Senate win

https://mins.news/en/item/141149

- The Guardian, 2026-11-12 17:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/nov/12/scott-colom-senate-victory-mississippi-the-latest

> Mississippi elected Democrat Scott Colom, making him the state’s first Black senator since shortly after the US civil war. The closely fought race against Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith was called more than a week after the midterms.

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