Scott Colom has won the U.S. Senate election in Mississippi, defeating Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, CNN projects.
He becomes the first Black person elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi since the Reconstruction era.
Allison Montgomery has won Alabama's State House District 25 election, flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic.
She becomes the first transgender woman to be elected to the Alabama Legislature.
This video completely broke me—I’m sitting on my couch sobbing. The way they go from celebrating Talarico’s win to realizing Gina won too… it’s so fucking beautiful 😭🥹😭 #ElectionNight#TexasPolitics