Mississippi Elects First Black Senator in More Than 140 Years
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Democrat Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s race for U.S. Senate, making Colom the state’s first Black senator elected since Reconstruction and its first Democratic senator in nearly 45 years. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
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Democrat Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s race for U.S. Senate, making Colom the state’s first Black senator elected since Reconstruction and its first Democratic senator in nearly 45 years. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.Nov. 12, 2026
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