Scott Colom elected as the state’s first black senator since the 19th century
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Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D) defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction. His campaign’s breakout star? Russ Hudson, whose drawn-out “shiiiiiii” in a campaign ad went viral. CNN’s David Wright interviewed Hudson. Ad creator Ryan Sayles also shared his perspective on how a backyard shoot became a political-ad sensation in CNN’s The Arena with Kasie Hunt.
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The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.
Senator-elect Scott Colom's win in Mississippi is a history-making political upset. He's not only the first Democrat to win a senate seat in the state since 1982 but he'll also be the state's first Black U.S. senator since the 1870s. This episode was produced by Jason Fuller and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon and Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Courtney Dorning.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
Democrat Scott Colom’s win in the Mississippi Senate race means the 2026 battle for the Senate is nearing a conclusion — and similarly to the House wins, it’s looking like a historic finish for Democrats.
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Supporters gathered in Jackson to celebrate after Scott Colom won the election for Mississippi’s US Senate seat, becoming the first Black person elected to statewide office since the Reconstruction era.
Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s.
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After Democrat Scott Colom’s projected historic win in Mississippi, his father tells CNN’s Laura Coates his son’s work ethic is what carried him through the election and that the work is just beginning.
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After Democrat Scott Colom’s projected historic win in Mississippi, his father tells CNN’s Laura Coates his son’s work ethic is what carried him through the election and that the work is just beginning.
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CNN’s Annie Grayer reports from a Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Jackson, Mississippi, where voters celebrated Scott Colom’s US Senate victory. Colom is the first Black person elected to statewide office in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era.
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Senator-elect Scott Colom owes part of his political edge to growing up as an identical twin, according to his twin brother Andrew. Among Senate Democrats, the Mississippi senator will be the fourth with an identical twin. Andrew Colom tells CNN’s Erin Burnett: “It kinda helps Scott know how to stand out because he was used to getting a lot of attention for being a twin.”
Colom adds to blue wave of Democrat victories across the US and becomes Mississippi’s first black senator since 1875 after defeating Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Democrat Scott Colom addressed a crowd of supporters after his historic projected win in Mississippi’s Senate race.