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How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from DA to Mississippi's Democratic U.S. senator
In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
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Just six years after Mississippi removed the Confederate stars and bars from its state flag, Scott Colom could become the first Black senator from the state since Reconstruction and the first Democrat to win the seat since 1982.
Before Scott Colom, these two men were the last black US senators in Mississippi
The Democratic candidate won in a southern state that had not seated a black senator since 1874.
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 ...
How Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats
Democrat chatted up people at hair salons, colleges and at Trump rallies to become Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction
Who is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?
Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s.
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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