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Mississippi hadn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 40 years.
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Mississippi makes history with Democrat Scott Colom’s Senate win - The Latest
Mississippi has elected Democrat Scott Colom in a historic race in the traditionally deep-red state, making him its first Black senator since shortly after the US civil war. How did Colom’s grassroots campaign win despite limited early backing from national Democrats? Lucy Hough speaks to politics and democracy reporter George Chidi
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Democrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in Mississippi
The historic victory flips an eighth US Senate seat for Democrats after last week's pivotal midterm election.
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Democrat Scott Colom seals surprise win in Mississippi Senate race
Colom's victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be elected to the US Senate in more than 140 years.
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Democrat Scott Colom will win Senate seat in deep-red Mississippi | CNN Politics
Scott Colom will defeat GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
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Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Election, Becomes First Black Senator from State
Mississippi. In the Senate election held in the American state of Mississippi, Democratic Party's Scott Colom has won. This result has proven to be a big upset in this conservative state where the ...
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Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-Smith
Scott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.
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