Colom's Senate Milestone

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a closely watched Mississippi race, becoming the state’s first Black U.S. senator elected since Reconstruction and its first Democratic senator since 1982. His upset followed a late surge in support and a viral campaign ad, while absentee and provisional ballots were counted.

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