Here's a photo of Blanche Bruce, the last Black person to represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate. He was born into slavery in 1841.
Scott Colom is currently up 43 votes over incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.
@Mack_0204 And theyβre I think the only state that doesnβt require a recount if a candidate requests it unless itβs ordered by a judge ruling so the final close count now could be it π
For the first time in US history, a gay man, a Black woman, a Muslim, Native American woman, Palestinian, and Latina have won their respective midterm elections.