Jackson, Nov. 12 -- Democrat Scott Colom has unseated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's United States Senate race, securing a historic victory that makes him the first Black senator from the Southern state in more than 150 years, according to media projections.

Colom's landmark win marks the first time since the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War that Mississippi has elected a Black representative to the upper chamber. The previous Black candidate to achieve this feat was former slave Blanche Bruce in 1874.

The outcome carries immense significance in a traditionally conservative state where President Donald Trump secured a victory by nearly 23 percentage points during the 2024 presidential election ...