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Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, becoming the state’s first Black senator elected since Reconstruction.
The result was called Wednesday after a prolonged ballot count. It ends the uncertainty that followed the November 3 election and gives Democrats a Senate victory in a state long dominated by Republicans.
Colom is a district attorney in northeast Mississippi. President Joe Biden nominated him to the federal bench, but Hyde-Smith blocked his nomination. He announced his campaign against her in 2025.
JBizNews Desk | Jackson, Miss.
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