Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi
An Associated Press article by Bill Barrow and Sophie Bates reports that Democrat Scott Colom defeated Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested Senate race, becoming the state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction after a prolonged count of absentee and affidavit ballots. It credits strong Black turnout in the Delta, Colom's widely shared ads — including one at Medgar Evers' home — and Hyde-Smith's missteps, calling the victory a seismic shift echoing nationally.
