Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction

Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction

Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.

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