# Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in shocking Mississippi Senate win

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/democrat-scott-colom-unseats-cindy-hyde-smith-in-shocking-mississippi-senate-win/
- Published: 2026-11-11T23:10:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T23:19:34+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/scott-colom-mississippi-senate-race
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Scott Colom narrowly defeated incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- He is Mississippi’s first Black senator elected since 1875.
- His victory came amid a wider Democratic midterm surge.

## Summary

Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith after more than a week of counting, in a narrow upset in a state that has not elected a Democratic senator since 1982. His victory makes him the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since 1875, giving the state a historic place in the Senate’s Black representation.

Colom’s lead grew as provisional ballots were counted, and Hyde-Smith could not catch up. The result came amid a wider Democratic surge and anger over Donald Trump’s administration and efforts to redraw majority-Black districts. Colom, a former district attorney with a 94% conviction success rate, campaigned on representing all Mississippians and highlighted voters’ concerns about everyday costs.

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