Scott Colom Projected as Winner of Mississippi Senate Race

Democrat Scott Colom has been projected to defeat Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, with 99% of votes counted and a lead of about 4,400. Remaining ballots are not expected to erase the margin. The result is unofficial until counties certify it by Nov. 13; if confirmed, Colom would be the first Black Mississippian elected to the Senate since Reconstruction.