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Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate election, flipping the seat for Democrats. Hyde-Smith conceded Wednesday, saying in a video that she respected Mississippi voters’ decision and congratulated Colom.
Colom, a district attorney, will be Mississippi’s first Democratic senator since 1982 and its first Black U.S. senator since the Reconstruction era. Hyde-Smith had represented the state in the Senate since 2018.
Colom’s campaign focused on healthcare, living costs and economic concerns. Former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Kamala Harris appeared with him during the campaign, while President Donald Trump held a rally for Hyde-Smith.
The result gave Democrats at least 55 Senate seats after eight party gains in the midterm elections. Alaska remained the only Senate contest not yet called.
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