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.
Democrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race

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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Mississippi Senate: Scott Colom lead over Hyde-Smith pops to more than 4,400 votes
- Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race
- Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-Smith
- Democrat Scott Colom wins the closest Senate race in the country
- Mississippi Is Sending a Democrat to the Senate
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