Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th Century
2026 Midterm Elections,Politics,Mississippi,Democratic Party,Black Americans
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Democrat Scott Colom has won the US Senate race in Mississippi, delivering a shock victory for the party in a deeply conservative state that has elected Republicans for decades.
Colom's victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be seated in the US Senate since 1874.
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