Scott Colom to become Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s closely watched Senate race, becoming the state’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. After days of ballot counting, CNN and NBC News projected Colom the winner. He celebrated with supporters at Tougaloo College in Jackson. The result gives Democrats another Senate seat as votes continue to be counted in Alaska.