Politics
Dems Projected to Score Historic Upset in Mississippi Senate Race
Fox News · 1 hour ago · Read the Full Story on Fox News
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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.
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