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Mississippi Senate Race

Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi's US Senate race, networks projected, defeating Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in a historic upset. His victory makes him the first Black person elected to the US Senate from Mississippi in more than 140 years, and supporters celebrated at Tougaloo College. One report put his margin at fewer than 5,000 votes and said the result capped a midterm wave handing Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.

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‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win – US politics live

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