Over a week after election day for the 2026 midterms, Democrat Scott Colom wins the race against Republican Cindy Hyde Smith to become Mississippi’s first black US Senator after nearly 150 years.
The last black US Senator from the Magnolia State was Blanche Bruce, who served from 1875-1881.
Colom held a narrow lead for over a week, with the vote too close to call since Wednesday, November 4. The historic win by Colom only added to the massive win by Democrats across the United States with similar historic Democrat wins in southern states like Georgia and Texas.
This win is also the first time Mississippi has elected a Democratic senator in 79 years.
Colom said during the ballot-counting period, “They actually deserve a senator that will listen to them, that actually cares about what they think, actually cares about what they’re going through.”
That’s now 55 Senate seats for Democrats, with Alaska’s results still pending.
