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Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as a US senator, in photos

Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom gestures at an election event in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom gestures at an election event in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) —

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory, confirmed Wednesday after prolonged ballot counting, marks a major political shift in the conservative state.

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Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as a US senator, in photos

Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom gestures at an election event in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom gestures at an election event in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2026 11:38 pm

By ELLEN SCHMIDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) —

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory, confirmed Wednesday after prolonged ballot counting, marks a major political shift in the conservative state.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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