Scott Colom ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate flip

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a stunning Mississippi upset, becoming the first Democrat elected to the state's Senate delegation since 1982, AP projects. Colom is also Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction. His victory expands Democrats' Senate majority to 55-44, following a late surge of spending in a state Trump carried by 23 points in 2024.