# Colom to become Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction

https://mins.news/en/video/139894

- CNN, 2026-11-12 01:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I-8v12M5bI

> Democrat Scott Colom pulled off a major upset in Mississippi, edging out Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. He is the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state in 44 years and the first Black person elected statewide there since Reconstruction. His identical twin, Andrew Colom, spoke to CNN about the emotional moment the race was called and what the historic win means for Mississippi.

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