Scott Colom, a Democrat and prosecutor, is the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction period.
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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.
As Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons is poised to become chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, succeeding retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. A staunch supporter of Ukraine and a critic of President Trump's war with Iran, Coons would take the helm at a consequential moment for American foreign policy. Coons
Zum ersten Mal in vier Jahrzehnten gewinnt ein Demokrat eine Senatswahl in Mississippi. Scott Colom hat sich knapp gegen Amtsinhaberin Cindy Hyde-Smith durchgesetzt.
Mississippi hadn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 40 years.