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Guarding the Door: Scott Colom, "Sinators," and Medgar Evers's Mississippi
Latest: CNN projects Scott Colom the winner, leading by 4,585 votes; AP has not yet called the race.
Election 2026 · Mississippi Senate result
CNN Projects Scott Colom Wins Mississippi's Senate Seat
Colom 472,188 (49.2%), Hyde-Smith 467,603 (48.7%), Pinkins 20,162 (2.1%): a 4,585-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 AP has not yet called the race.
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