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Guarding the Door: Scott Colom, "Sinators," and Medgar Evers's Mississippi
Latest: The Associated Press calls the race for Scott Colom, who wins by 4,669 votes.
Election 2026 · Mississippi Senate result
AP Calls It: Scott Colom Wins Mississippi's Senate Seat
Colom 473,336 (49.2%), Hyde-Smith 468,667 (48.7%), Pinkins 20,234 (2.1%): a 4,669-vote margin. Colom becomes the first Black senator Mississippi has sent to Washington since Blanche K. Bruce left office in 1881, and the first ever chosen by a popular vote. The Associated Press called the race Nov. 11 at 5:58 p.m. ET.
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