The Democrat is projected to unseat Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming Mississippi’s first Black senator elected since Reconstruction and its first Democratic senator since 1989.
Democrat Scott Colom is projected to defeat incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s US Senate race, flipping the seat for his party. CNN called the race first, followed about an hour later by the Associated Press, Deadline said.
Colom would be the first Black person elected to the Senate from Mississippi since Reconstruction. He would also be the state’s first Democratic senator since John Stennis retired in 1989.
A vote-count update on Wednesday afternoon put Colom more than 4,500 votes ahead of Hyde-Smith, the Associated Press said. That was a lead during counting, not a certified final margin.
Cindy Hyde-Smith has conceded to Scott Colom, and her spokesman confirmed that she called him to concede, France 24 reported. With Colom’s projected victory, Democrats will hold at least 55 Senate seats, according to The Guardian.
Mississippi is scheduled to certify its election results on 3 December.
Alaska’s Senate race remains uncalled, with Democrat Mary Peltola leading incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan. If Peltola wins, Democrats would hold 56 Senate seats to Republicans’ 44.
The tally leaves Alaska and Georgia pending and North Carolina and Texas divided. If Republicans win control in both pending states, the count would be tied 24–24.
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