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Democrat Scott Colom has won the US Senate race in Mississippi, becoming the first Black senator elected from the state in over 140 years. With 99% of the vote counted, Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 4,585 votes, or 49.2% to 48.7%. This victory marks a significant shift in the state's political landscape, as Mississippi has not elected a Democrat to the Senate in nearly four decades. Colom, a 43-year-old district attorney, attributed his win to the power of prayer and the hard work of local communities. The result is part of a broader Democratic wave in the midterm elections, with the party flipping several Republican-held Senate seats across the country.
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