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Dems Projected to Score Historic Upset in Mississippi Senate Race

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Dems Projected to Score Historic Upset in Mississippi Senate Race
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State District Attorney Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, marking a historic Senate pickup for Democrats.

  • State District Attorney Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi.
  • The Associated Press called the race for Colom more than a week after Election Day.
  • The victory pushes the Democrats' hold on the U.S. Senate to 55 seats against 44 for Republicans.
  • Mississippi has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since the 1980s.
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith conceded the race and congratulated Colom in a video posted to X.
  • President Donald Trump and top Republican political action committees backed Hyde-Smith's campaign.
  • Senate Democratic leaders praised Colom's victory as a historic milestone for the party in the state.