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Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi

Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi

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Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.

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