This post was originally published on Politico.
Mississippi voted blue, in a shock win for Democrats.
Democrat Scott Colom ousted Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a state that went for President Donald Trump by 23 points in 2024. He will be the first Black senator elected in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era — and the first Democrat from the state headed to the Senate in 44 years.
Colom, a Democratic district attorney, ran a scrappy campaign that saw some national money and resources in the final stretch of the race.
Hyde-Smith was appointed to the Senate in 2018 and had since won election to the seat twice, but she faced attacks
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