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Why is Mississippi Senate trending?

Updated 11/11/2026, 23:46:02 UTC

Mississippi Senate is drawing attention across 3 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

The coverage

BusinessCNBC14m ago2 outlets

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.

WorldBBC News22m ago2 outlets

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in surprise victory for party

Colom's victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be elected to the US Senate in more than 140 years.

PoliticsNPR Politics41m ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race

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.

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