Democrat Colom ends 44-year drought, makes Black history in Mississippi
Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi election for the US Senate, media projected on Wednesday, making him the Southern state’s first Black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the US Civil War. The result was a stunning…
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When Scott Colom takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate in January, he will not be the first Black senator from Mississippi to make history.— The RepublicNewReported by 4 outletsAlso in nearly the same words: Toronto Star, Newsday, Stuff NZ
Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi election for the US Senate, media projected on Wednesday, making him the Southern state’s first Black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the US Civil War.— Cyprus MailReported by 2 outletsAlso in nearly the same words: NBC News
But he will be the first in nearly 150 years and the first chosen by voters rather than state lawmakers.— The RepublicNewReported by 2 outletsAlso in nearly the same words: Stuff NZ
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When Scott Colom takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate in January, he will not be the first Black senator from Mississippi to make history. But he will be the first in nearly 150 years and the first chosen by voters rather than state lawmakers. Colom, a Democrat, was declared the winner…
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