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Scott Colom speaks at a podium during a victory rally, with supporters behind him holding campaign signs.
Historic senator-elect Scott Colom addressing supporters during a victory rally in Tougaloo, Mississippi, on November 11, 2026. Colom's victory over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith was made official more than a week after voters went to the polls.

Scott Colom

Who is the man who will be Mississippiā€™s first Black senator since Reconstruction?
Also known as: Scott Winston Colom
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Scott Colom is a seventh-generation Mississippian. He is the son of two lawyers, one of whom was a Republican who worked for Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. And, if history had played out a little differently, he might have been a federal judge. Instead, in one of the most stunning results from the 2026 midterm elections, his victory in Mississippiā€™s U.S. Senate race will make him the stateā€™s first Black senator since Reconstruction. Quick Facts...

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