District Attorney for the 16th Judicial District of Mississippi
District Attorney for the 16th Judicial District of Mississippi (2016–)
| Born | 1982-12-24 · Columbus, Mississippi |
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| Party | Democratic |
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| Education | Millsaps College (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (JD) |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
Democrat Scott Colom claimed victory in Mississippi’s Senate race while speaking to supporters in Jackson. His defeat of incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith gives Democrats at least 55 seats in the new US Senate, which convenes in January.
GGuardian News
Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom, a Democrat, says his party failed to invest enough to compete in the state. The Senate race remains too close to call. NBC News correspondent Yamiche Alcindor discussed her interview with him.
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NBC News
Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom says Democrats did too little to make the state competitive. The Senate race remains too close to call. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor discusses her interview with him on Meet the Press NOW.
NNBC News
With the Mississippi Senate race still too close to call, Democrat Scott Colom accused his party of giving up on the state and said Democrats had treated its voters unfairly.
NNBC News
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Scott Colom will be sworn into the U.S. Senate in January, but he will not be the first Black senator from Mississippi to make history. Two other Black men did the same 150 years ago.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 23:00
NBC News’ Sahil Kapur explains how a razor-thin lead propelled Scott Colom to a historic victory in Mississippi’s Senate race. Correspondent Priscilla Thompson speaks with voters in Jackson, Mississippi.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 21:57
Whether Colom’s victory can bring about a lasting political realignment remains an open question.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-12 21:52
Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s US Senate election, becoming the Southern state’s first Black senator since the Reconstruction era after the Civil War.
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ReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 17:07
Democratic candidate Scott Colom won in Mississippi, a state that had not seated a Black senator since 1874.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 14:12
Democrat Scott Colom captured a Mississippi Senate seat by fewer than 5,000 votes in a historic upset. His win adds to a midterm wave that has given Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 11:12
A fiercely contested Senate midterm race in Mississippi has concluded with Scott Colom’s election, making him the state’s first Black senator in 145 years.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-11-12 10:50
Networks projected Wednesday that Democrat Scott Colom had won Mississippi’s US Senate race, a historic upset in the traditionally conservative state. He will be the first African American elected to the chamber from Mississippi in more than 140 years.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-11-12 10:39
After a fiercely contested Senate midterm race finally ended, Scott Colom became Mississippi’s first Black senator in 145 years.
FFrance 24 EnglishOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 08:55
Scott Colom won a Mississippi Senate seat by fewer than 5,000 votes, capping a historic upset. The midterm wave has given Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 08:42