Yay! #Democrat #ScottColom will win US #Senate seat in deep-red #Mississippi, CNN projects Scott Colom will defeat #GOP Sen #CindyHydeSmith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades. Colom, 43, also will become the first #Black person elected to statewide office in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era. #USpol #midterms #BlueWave https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/11/politics/live-news/hegseth-impeachment-congress?post-id=cmwco1b9100083b6wwzg3nve1&adobe_mc=TS%3D1794435030%7CMCMID%3D18723306332579596368327107292363910737%7CMCORGID%3D7FF852E2556756057F000101%40AdobeOrg&iid=cnn-mobile-app