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 Republican Party has had a strong hold for decades. Colom's victory makes him the first Black person to be elected to the US Senate from Mississippi in more than 140 years. The vote difference between Colom and his Republican rival and current Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was limited to a few thousand votes. Due to the highly competitive nature of the contest, it took more than a week after election day for the final results to come out. The results were announced only after local officials carefully counted every ballot received before the deadline. With this victory, the Democratic Party's majority in the Senate has reached 55 seats. The result from the state of Alaska is yet to come. No one had predicted that the election in this state, which President Donald Trump won by a margin of more than 22 percent in the 2024 election, would be so competitive. However, in the midterm elections, the Democratic Party has achieved great success by gaining control of both the House and the Senate. The party also won seats in Republican strongholds like Texas, South Carolina, and Kansas. Opinion polls have shown that public dissatisfaction with the country's economy and the war with Iran during President Trump's tenure are the main reasons for this election result.
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