Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi as first Black senator in more than 140 years
Also: Scott Colom makes history as the first Black senator in Mississippi in 145 years after an epic Senate midterm race finally concluded.
Key points
- Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s.
- In a state Trump won two years ago by 22 points, Colom's victory extends a string of Democratic wins in the Senate.
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Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi's closely contested US Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black US senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.
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