Democrat Scott Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat, the 8th Democratic pickup in Senate
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Democrat Scott Colom will upset Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, The Associated Press projected Wednesday, flipping a Republican seat in a ruby-red state.
With 99% of the expected vote reported, Colom leads with 49.2%, and Hyde-Smith has 48.7% of the vote, with Colom leading by about 4,700 votes.
Colom's win is the eighth Democratic pickup in the Senate with the race in Alaska yet to be decided.
Colom is a district attorney for four counties along the Mississippi-Alabama state line and a former nominee to become a U.S. district judge. He is Mississippi's first Black U.S. senator elected since Reconstruction in the 1870s.
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With 99% of the expected vote reported, Colom leads with 49.2%, and Hyde-Smith has 48.7% of the vote, with Colom leading by about 4,700 votes.
Colom's win is the eighth Democratic pickup in the Senate with the race in Alaska yet to be decided.
Colom is a district attorney for four counties along the Mississippi-Alabama state line and a former nominee to become a U.S. district judge. He is Mississippi's first Black U.S. senator elected since Reconstruction in the 1870s.
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