Democrats Scored One Of Their Most Unexpected Victories In Mississippi

Five thousand votes decided the outcome of the race.

Democrat Scott Colom won the election for a seat in the U.S. Senate from Mississippi, according to the television network CNN. The last time a Democrat was elected to the Senate from this state was more than forty years ago. In addition, Colom became the first Black senator from Mississippi since the late 19th century. His victory gave the Democrats their 55th seat in the U.S. Senate.

According to CNN, with 99% of the votes counted, Colom received 49.2%, while his opponent, incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, received 48.7%. The margin between the candidates was less than 5,000 votes. Hyde-Smith conceded defeat and congratulated her opponent on his victory.

According to The Hill, this is one of the most unexpected Democratic victories in the November 3 midterm elections. Analysts did not consider the race in Mississippi to be competitive and had predicted a victory for the Republican, who has served in the Senate since 2018. Hyde-Smith’s candidacy was personally endorsed by President Donald Trump, who defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in Mississippi by a margin of 22 percentage points in the 2024 election. A few days before the election, Trump even traveled to the state to campaign for Hyde-Smith.

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