Leading with 4,500 more votes than her opponent, Democrat Scott Colom secured a historic Senate seat in Mississippi, as reported by [nos.nl].
Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by a narrow margin following days of ballot counting. [nrc.nl] said that the 43-year-old prosecutor won the race after a tight contest that left candidates separated by only dozens of votes at various points during the count.
The next senator from the great state of Mississippi: SCOTT COLOM!! pic.twitter.com/KSiiDVIeye
This outcome marks the first time an African-American candidate has won a Senate seat in Mississippi in over 140 years, according to [Haarlems Dagblad]. The last black senator from the state was Blanche Bruce, who took office in 1874.
“Though this is not the outcome we worked toward or hoped for, I respect the decision of the voters in Mississippi,” Hyde-Smith said in a video posted to social media and cited by [nos.nl].
Colom’s win pushes the Democratic majority in the Senate to at least 55 seats out of 100 once all newly elected members take office in January, [nos.nl] reported. Republicans hold 44 seats.
The victory in Mississippi surprises political observers because Donald Trump won the state by 22 percentage points during the 2024 presidential election, [nos.nl] pointed out. [CryptoTicker.io] documented that Trump defeated Kamala Harris by 747,744 votes to 466,668.
Colom focused his platform on the cost of living and the impact of federal trade tariffs on local farmers, [nrc.nl] reported.
“We might have had to count One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, but Blue Mississippi definitely sounds nice!” former Bill Clinton wrote in a post on X featured by [nrc.nl].
We may have had to count One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, but Blue Mississippi sure has a nice ring to it! Scott, you put your heart and soul into this race because you believe in the promise of your state’s people. And they believed in you right back. I’m honored to have stood… pic.twitter.com/N9MQnxJvtL
- When will the final election results be certified?
- County election officials must report their final tallies by November 13, and the Secretary of State is scheduled to officially declare the results on December 3, according to [CryptoTicker.io].
- How many uncounted ballots remained late in the race?
- Colom’s campaign estimated that between 10,000 and 15,000 affidavit and mail-in ballots remained eligible to arrive through November 10, [CryptoTicker.io] reported.
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