Democrats and those in that state can Thank Donald Trump & Co. for making Scott Colon’s Historic win possible….
Democrats now have 55 US Senate seats next year and are waiting for a result in Alaska which is leaning Democratic….
A 56 Democratic seat would leave Democrats 4 Senate vote ‘s shy of the 60 threshhold to pass ANY piece of legislation sent to them for the US House which will also be Democratic controlled come January 1, 2027 , just 6 weeks away….
The last Black US Senator from that statate was in 1870 and NO Democrat has held that seat since 1882…
The Democratic candidate Scott Colom narrowly defeated Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Republican incumbent, to become the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since Reconstruction, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
It is a profound moment for both Mississippi and the Democratic Party in the South: Mr. Colom, a district attorney, will take the seat once held by Hiram Revels, the nation’s first Black senator, who was elected in 1870. No Democrat has won a Senate seat in the state since 1982.
Democrats won sweeping victories in this year’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate as they capitalized on anger with high prices and President Trump’s agenda. The close contest in Mississippi shows how deep into Republican terrain Democrats extended their reach.
Mr. Colom’s upset victory in a state until recently seen as a lock for conservatives came after more than a week of painstaking ballot counting. It adds to Democrats’ sweeping wins across the country in this year’s midterms, giving the party 55 seats in the upper chamber with one race still undecided.
His campaign was powered by a diverse coalition that included Black voters angered by policies felt targeted their communities and undermined their voting power; white voters frustrated with high prices and the Trump administration’s agenda; and some Republicans dissatisfied with Ms. Hyde-Smith’s loyalty to the president and his policies.
For much of the year, Ms. Hyde-Smith was heavily favored to win a second term. President Trump had carried Mississippi by 23 percentage points in 2024, and Republicans had long dominated statewide elections.
The contest attracted national attention in its final stretch. Mr. Trump campaigned for Ms. Hyde-Smith in the state days before the election, while former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Kamala Harris stumped for Mr. Colom.
As Democrats racked up win after win, taking back control of the House and Senate in the Nov. 3 election, the contest in Mississippi remained unsettled for days as lawyers from both parties scrutinized the counting of ballots.
Here’s what else to know:
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Campaigning on costs: A viral campaign ad helped draw attention to the race in October, after Ms. Hyde-Smith told a local television anchor that voters “have so many proteins to choose from” during a discussion of high beef prices. In the ad, a burger-flipping man tells the camera, “Pick another protein? I’d rather pick another senator instead.”
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Making history: Black residents make up 37 percent of Mississippi’s population — the highest proportion of any state — but it had not elected a Black senator in more than 150 years. The last Democrat to win a Senate race in the state was John C. Stennis, a segregationist who won re-election in 1982….
image…Bloomberg
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