Mississippi News Group projects Scott Colom to win U.S. Senate race in Mississippi

Mississippi News Group projects Democrat Scott Colom will defeat Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the U.S. Senate race. With 99% of votes counted, Colom leads by 4,645 votes, 472,273 to 467,628, according to the Associated Press. The remaining ballots are not enough to erase his advantage. If the result holds, Colom would become the first Black Mississippian elected to the Senate since Reconstruction.