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Le démocrate Scott Colom a remporté un siège au Sénat américain dans le Mississippi, selon les projections de l'agence américaine AP. Il devient ainsi le premier sénateur noir à être élu en près de 150 ans dans cet État du Sud.

The Democrats now have a 55-44 advantage in the 100-member Senate, with the result of the US Senate race in Alaska yet to be determined.

In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was admonished by an Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ended with an agreement to exchange prisoners, but no breakthro

Democrat Scott Colom will win his Senate race in Mississippi, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, CBS News projects. CBS News' Mark Strassman has more.

First Person - I lived in Mississippi and have deep family roots there. The election of Scott Colom is one of the biggest shocks of 2026, Nik Dirga writes.

Democrat Scott Colom won a stunning upset in ​Mississippi's ​US Senate race ​on Wednesday after days of ⁠counting, US media projected, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy ⁠Hyde-Smith to become the Southern ​state's first Black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the Civil ⁠War. It was one of the final outstanding races to be called since Tues

Demokraattien Scott Colom voitti täpärästi istuvan republikaanisenaattorin Cindy Hyde-Smithin. Demokraatit saavat täten ainakin 55 paikkaa senaatissa.

Plus d'une semaine après le scrutin des midterms aux États-Unis, le démocrate Scott Colom a remporté sur le fil la course pour le poste de sénateur du Mississippi. Il devient ainsi le premier sénateur noir à être élu en près de 150 ans dans cet État du Sud. Ce siège vient renforcer encore davantage la majorité démocrate au Congrès.

Zum ersten Mal in vier Jahrzehnten gewinnt ein Demokrat eine Senatswahl in Mississippi. Scott Colom hat sich knapp gegen Amtsinhaberin Cindy Hyde-Smith durchgesetzt.

The southern US state of Mississippi has elected its first Black senator in more than 140 years. Democrat Scott Colom has won the seat in a historic upset, according to projections.

In de zeer conservatieve Amerikaanse staat Mississippi hebben de Democraten een historische overwinning behaald. Een week na de tussentijdse verkiezingen is door persbureau AP bekendgemaakt dat de zwarte Democraat Scott Colom in de Amerikaanse Senaat is gekozen. Colom (43) versloeg de Republikeinse kandiaat Cindy Hyde-Smith (67). Dat betekent dat de Democrat

<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/5f28b5.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Erstmals seit mehr als vier Jahrzehnten hat ein Demokrat im Bundesstaat Mississippi eine Wahl für den US-Senat gewonnen.

<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/5f28b5.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Erstmals seit mehr als vier Jahrzehnten hat ein Demokrat im Bundesstaat Mississippi eine Wahl für den US-Senat gewonnen.

Democrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era

Scott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/fHTY9Q/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/11/11/814ec91d-1d5b-4dad-bf32-2a04b64dd13e.jpg">Mit dem Sieg des Außenseiters im republikanisch dominierten Südstaat ist nur noch die Wahl um den Senatssitz in Alaska unentschieden. Auch dort ist die Demokratin Mary Peltola klar Favoritin

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Die republikanische US-Senatorin Cindy Hyde-Smith hat laut US-Medien das Senatsrennen im traditionell konservativen US-Bundesstaat Mississippi gegen den Demokraten Scott Colom verloren. Kurz nach dem Sender CNN erklärten am Mittwoch auch andere Medien – darunter der Sender NBC und die Nachrichtenagentur AP – Colom zum Sieger. Er wird demnach der erste demokr

Democrat Scott Colom is projected to win the hotly contested Mississippi Senate seat, a significant upset for Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith. With Colom's win, Democrats will have a 55-seat majority in the Senate.

Demokraattien Scott Colom otti yllätysvoiton Mississippin nykyisestä senaattorista Cindy Hyde-Smithistä.

Democrat Scott Colom will be the next US senator for Mississippi, flipping a traditionally deep red state and becoming the first black man to hold that office since the Reconstruction more than 150 years ago.

Democrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects.

The historic victory flips an eighth US Senate seat for Democrats after last week's pivotal midterm election.

Democrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.

Democrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days.

Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.

Scott Colom, a Democrat and prosecutor, is the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction period.

O democrata Scott Colom, eleito senador pelo Mississippi Lauren Witte/USA Today Network via REUTERS O democrata Scott Colom venceu a disputa por uma vaga no Senado dos Estados Unidos pelo Mississippi. Ele derrotou a republicana Cindy Hyde-Smith, que tentava a reeleição. Com o resultado, Colom será o primeiro senador negro eleito pelo estado desde 1874. A vit

In a major upset, Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen.

Demokraten Scott Colom har vunnet senatsvalget i den tradisjonelt republikanske delstaten Mississippi, ifølge CNNs prognose. Colom slår dermed den sittende republikanske senatoren Cindy Hyde-Smith, melder CNN onsdag kveld. Han blir den første demokraten som representerer Mississippi i Senatet på over 40 år. Colom blir også den første svarte politikeren som v

UPDATED: Democrat Scott Colom will win the U.S. Senate race in Mississippi, in what may be the biggest upset of the 2026 midterms. Colom would be the first Black person elected to the Senate from Mississippi since Reconstruction. CNN projected Colom the winner, and the AP followed about an hour later. Networks have been closely […]

The Senate midterm race in deep-red Mississippi is leaning toward Democrat Scott Colom as 99% of the vote is in. Colom is in the lead against Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, but the clock is on to get those votes counted by Friday. Mark Strassmann reports, and Bruce Mehlman, a founding partner of Mehlman Consulting, has more details on midterm voting

Mississippi State star quarterback Kamario Taylor is finalizing a deal Wednesday to return to the Bulldogs in 2027, sources told ESPN.

The Mississippi Senate race remains too close to call. CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports.

Voor het eerst in 145 jaar lijkt de zuidelijke Amerikaanse staat Mississippi weer een zwarte senator te krijgen. Gewonnen heeft Scott Colom nog niet, de laatste stemmen worden nog geteld. Maar een deel van de inwoners in de staat waar Donald Trump in 2024 zes van de tien stemmen binnenhaalde, slaakt al een zucht van verlichting. "Dit was een geweldige week",

A week after the midterm elections, the Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remain uncalled, but official results for Mississippi could be released as soon as Friday. CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports.

Democratic voters tell the BBC their candidate is on the brink of history, while Republicans vent disappointment.

The tight race between Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and her Democratic challenger, Scott Colom, has highlighted the difficulties that stringent elections laws present to voters.

Mississippi, a state not known for close elections, now sits in the center of the national spotlight as an unusually high number of absentee and provisional ballots will determine the size of the Democratic majority in the Senate. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, Liz Landers reports on how election officials are handling the ongoing vote count and th

Tuesday was the deadline for provisional ballots to be resolved in Mississippi, and the deadline for the receipt of mail-in absentee ballots.

Med videoklipp som har gått viralt og et symboltungt budskap, kjemper Scott Colom om å skrive…

While most midterm elections have been decided, Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remain too close to call. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports.

A new examination of video footage shows that the officer who shot at a fleeing car in a Walmart parking lot, killing a boy, had previously ramped up encounters by punching, cursing and drawing his weapon.

The echoes of history surround Scott Colom’s final push toward victory, but assembling the coalition that propelled him took hard work after many Democratic misses.

The state is still tallying ballots that could make Colom the first Black senator from this Deep South state since post-Civil War Reconstruction.

Den Erdrutschsieg bei den US-Midterms haben die Demokraten vor allem ihren Erfolgen in vielen republikanischen Hochburgen zu verdanken, etwa Texas und Kansas. Ob ihre Mehrheit im Senat noch eindeutiger ausfällt, steht noch aus. Allerdings bahnt sich im erzkonservativen Bundesstaat Mississippi eine Sensation an: Der Demokrat Scott Colom könnte dort der erste

Democrat Scott Colom could become the first Black man from the state to reach the US Senate in 150 years

CBS News' director of elections and surveys, Anthony Salvanto, breaks down the status of uncalled midterm races, including Mississippi and Alaska.

De laatste Democratische senator uit Mississippi werd gekozen in 1947: John C. Stennis, als ' Dixiecrat ' fel voorstander van de rassenscheiding. Nu heeft een zwarte partijgenoot een significante kans om te winnen in de conservatieve staat. Openbaar aanklager Scott Colom staat momenteel 2010 stemmen voor op zittend Republikeins senator Cindy Hyde-Smith; het

The razor-thin margin between GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom is shining a light on an election process in Mississippi that is among the slowest and most decentralized in the U.S.

Ty Pinkins said he avoided campaigning in heavily Black areas of Mississippi to avoid harming chances for Democrat Scott Colom, who, like him, is Black.

Democrats are hoping their blue tsunami will reach even farther into GOP territory with their senate candidates narrowly leading in deep-red Mississippi and Alaska, but the too-close-to-call races may take days or even weeks to resolve. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Initial vote counts in Mississippi and Alaska's Senate races show the Democratic candidates with razor-thin leads over the Republicans. CBS News' Fin Gómez discusses what's next.

A phalanx of lawyers, observers and campaign officials are watching the counting of votes in the race for Senate, where a Democratic challenger has a slim lead.

The Mississippi Senate election could be determined by the mail-in ballots received after Election Day, whose legality was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) says Democrats did not do enough to be competitive in the state as the Senate race remains too close to call. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor joins Meet the Press NOW with more from her interview.

The independent third place candidate in Mississippi's tight Senate race, Ty Pinkins, says he did not spoil the race.

Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.