Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in a closely contested race, according to CNN’s projection reported by Reuters.
Colom is the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction.
His win makes him the first Democrat to claim a Mississippi Senate seat since 1982.
After days of ballot counting, Democrat Scott Colom won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, defeating incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colom, a 43-year-old district attorney, sometimes led by only a few dozen votes as officials counted ballots.
His victory marks a historic moment for Mississippi: Colom will be the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction. He is also the first Democrat to win a Mississippi Senate seat since 1982.
