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) |
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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.
TThe Guardian
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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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
Democratic supporters are delighted after Scott Colom pulled off a major upset in Mississippi.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 07:45
Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's U.S. Senate election, becoming the state's first Black senator since the Reconstruction era after the Civil War.
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ReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 06:42
Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged count. At Tougaloo College on Wednesday, Colom said he had the courage to believe Mississippi could show the country that it matters.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 06:30
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 NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 04:58
Mississippi elected its first Democratic senator since the world first heard “Thriller,” expanding the blue wave. The episode also says the White House is threatening Democrats over their upcoming investigations.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 04:45
Scott Colom’s election as Mississippi senator-elect marks the first time since 1982 that a Democrat has won a Senate seat in the state. He is also Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 04:15
Democrat Scott Colom won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate election, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. He will be the state’s first Black senator since the Reconstruction era after the Civil War.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 03:11
