# Mississippi elects its first Black US senator since Reconstruction

https://mins.news/en/video/140798

- France 24 English, 2026-11-12 14:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjxrr3caEFs

> 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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