LIVE: Scott Colom Victory Speech After Upset Win Over Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate Race
Scott Colom celebrates a historic upset in Mississippi after defeating Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in the 2026 US Senate election. His victory flips a Republican-held seat in a state Donald Trump won by nearly 23 percentage points in 2024. Colom becomes the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction and delivers a major breakthrough for Democrats in one of America’s deepest-red states.
The closely watched election remained undecided for more than a week as officials counted absentee and provisional ballots. Colom’s campaign focused on rising prices, economic concerns and grassroots voter outreach, including a viral campaign advertisement mocking Hyde-Smith’s response to rising beef prices. His victory adds to Democratic gains in the 2026 midterms, giving the party at least 55 Senate seats in the next Congress. Watch Colom’s victory address and the reaction to this extraordinary Mississippi political upset.
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