PoliticsMississippi elects its first Black US senator since Reconstruction

Name: Mississippi elects its first Black US senator since Reconstruction
Uploaded: 2026-11-12T14:23:22.000Z
Description: 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.

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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