Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as first black senator since 19th century
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi's closely contested United States Senate race, after a prolonged ballot counting process – giving the state its first black senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction period.
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