Democrat Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in a razor-thin upset, becoming the first Black senator elected in Mississippi since reconstruction and the first Democrat to win the state's Senate seat since 1982. The victory, which took more than a week of vote counting to confirm, came in one of the country's most reliably red states. Colom opened a narrow lead late on election night that widened as provisional ballots were tallied, and Hyde-Smith was unable to close the gap.
Colom takes victory by razor-thin margin in state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1982Democrat Scott Colom defeated Cindy Hyde-Smith, the incumbent Republican senator, to become the first Black senator in Mississippi elected since reconstruction, in a stunning upset after more than a week of vote counting in one of the country’s most reliably red states.Colom opened up a narrow lead over Hyde-Smith late on election night. His lead widened as election officials counted provisional ballots. Hyde-Smith was not able to close the gap. Continue reading...
