Democrat Scott Colom defeats Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi
Mississippi has elected its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction and delivered Democrats a major upset in a rocky midterm election for the GOP. Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Deep South state that has been…
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Mississippi has elected its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction and delivered Democrats a major upset in a rocky midterm election for the GOP. Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Deep South state that has been…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippis closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving t…
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