Mississippi: Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race. Colom is also the first black senator to be elected to the Senate.
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Colom’s narrow victory is a seismic shift in Mississippi, which has been controlled mostly by white conservatives for generations despite having the largest share of Black residents of any US state, the Associated Press reported.
Hiram Revels,who was elected in 1870 from Mississippi, was the first black senator in the US. The last Black candidate elected to the Senate in Mississippi was former slave Blanche Bruce in 1874. No Democrat has won a Senate seat in the state since 1982, in Mississippi.
The breakthrough further strengthens the congressional majority held by Democrats following widespread gains in the midterms that stripped Republicans of control of both legislative chambers.
The Mississippi outcome establishes a 55-44 Democratic advantage in the 100-member Senate, while one race in Alaska remains unresolved. In the House of Representatives, Democrats have picked up 41 seats to secure a 254-168 advantage, with 13 contests still awaiting final projections.
Consequently, losing control of both chambers leaves President Trump facing a Democratic-led legislative branch for the first time during his presidential tenures, granting the opposition greater leverage to block partisan measures and initiate inquiries into executive governance.
Hyde-Smith, 67, was elected to office in 2018 and had maintained consistent leads in pre-election polling across a traditionally conservative electorate, further bolstered by President Trump's late campaign rally.
Conversely, Colom's campaign gained momentum from October rallies featuring Democratic Senators Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Cory Booker of New Jersey.
The rivalry also featured past political friction between the contenders. In 2023, Hyde-Smith blocked Colom's nomination by then-President Joe Biden for a federal judgeship in northern Mississippi, citing his positions on transgender issues, although Mississippi's other Republican senator, Roger Wicker, had supported the nomination.
(With agency inputs from ANI)
