Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in major upset
Democrat Scott Colom won the Mississippi Senate race, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset. Democrats rallied around his historic victory, with Alaska still outstanding.
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In a late Friday tally, Democrat Scott Colom led incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,734 votes in the Mississippi Senate race, with thousands of ballots outstanding. The Associated Press projected Colom's win, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said he was the first Democrat to win a Mississippi Senate seat in over four decades. Democrats rallied around his historic victory, and former President Bill Clinton wrote that Blue Mississippi has a nice ring to it.
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Democrats rally around Colom's historic Mississippi Senate win
Democrats rallied around Sen.-elect Scott Colom, D-Miss., after his historic victory in the Mississippi Senate race, in which he defeated outgoing Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R. Former President Bill Clinton wrote on social media that Blue Mississippi has a nice ring to it.
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Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in major upset
Democrat Scott Colom won the U.S. Senate race in Mississippi, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to an Associated Press projection. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said he is the first Democrat to win a Mississippi Senate seat in over four decades. The win would extend Democratic Senate gains to eight seats, with Alaska still outstanding.
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Colom leads Hyde-Smith by 2,734 votes in Mississippi Senate race
Democrat Scott Colom led incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,734 votes in Decision Desk HQ's late Friday tally, with thousands of ballots still outstanding. The race has become a potential major upset in a state that has not elected a Democratic senator since 1982. Colom's gains include counties Hyde-Smith won by wide margins in 2020, and preliminary returns show higher turnout in majority-Black counties than in 2023.