To say @ArndreaKing and I are thrilled with @scott_colom’s upset win is an understatement. For the first time since Reconstruction, Mississippi is sending a Black senator to Washington. Despite mountains of voter suppression and valleys of cynicism, Black voters did what we have always done: we kept marching. We did not give up or give in. We overcame efforts to deny us equal representation. Senator-elect Colom's victory marks a new day for democracy in the South. We look forward to working with him and every champion of voting rights as we build the Beloved Community nationwide.
Congratulations to Senator-elect Scott Colom on his historic victory! I am proud of all he has accomplished and look forward to working alongside him to fight for the people of Mississippi.
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Congratulations to Senator-Elect Scott Colom!!! 🌸🎉
@scott_colom is a seventh-generation Mississippian, husband, father, and District Attorney who has dedicated his life to keeping communities safe. And today, he becomes the first Democrat to win a Mississippi Senate seat in over four decades.
PROJECTION: Scott Colom defeats Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a historic upset in Mississippi, which Trump won by 23 points in 2024. The state’s last Black Senator was born a slave, and its last Democratic senator was a segregationist.
JUST IN: Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom will win the election for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, the AP projected, flipping a Republican-held Senate seat for Democrats in a deep red state.
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