Democrat Scott Colm Wins Mississippi Senate Seat After Extended Count, Defeats Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Democrat Scott Colm won Mississippi’s Senate race after a week of ballot counting, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in an election that was closely watched across the state.
Democrat Scott Colm defeated incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, securing the seat after a week of ballot counting following the Nov. 3 election. The win marks the first time a Black person has been elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi since the Reconstruction period, when the last Black senator left office in 1881. The result reflects a closely contested race that went down to the final count.
Colm addressed supporters outside the historic chapel at Tougaloo College, a historically Black institution that played a role in the civil-rights movement. He said, "God didn’t want us to get it the easy way. He wanted us to get it the Mississippi way." His comments celebrated a hard-fought victory delivered through the state’s electoral process.
Hyde-Smith posted a concession video on social media, stating, "While this is not the outcome we worked for or hoped for, I respect the decision of Mississippi voters," and added that her campaign worked to ensure every legally cast vote was counted and that the election was fair and transparent. Her statement acknowledged the result while emphasizing confidence in the integrity of the count.