Scott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reach
Verified: 30 outlets in 17 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States.
Democrat Scott Colom on Wednesday was on the brink of wrapping up a historic win in the Mississippi Senate race after he extended his lead by gaining ground in a new batch of votes. Colom increased his edge over Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to nearly 4,000 votes, or more than .3%, after he was expected to overwhelmingly win 817 approved provisional ballots from deep-blue Hinds County, which includes the city of Jackson. Hinds County voters cast about 2,400 provisional ballots but officials rejected about two-thirds of them, a share that is much higher than in other Mississippi…
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4 outlets from the United States, where the story is: CBS News, NPR News, The New York Times and 1 more · how we count
- Nov 11, 8:57 AM UTCFirst reportDemocrat Scott Colom's lead grows in Mississippi Senate race with certification days awayyahoo.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 2:37 PM UTC · +6 h
- Nov 11, 7:11 PM UTC+10 hScott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reachcbsnews.com ↗
- Nov 11, 7:38 PM UTC+11 h· you’re reading thisScott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reachnydailynews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:36 AM UTC+17 hColom’s win fuels Democratic hopes for next year’s race for governor.nytimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:37 AM UTC+17 hMississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in stunning upsetnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 12, 1:41 AM UTC+17 hDemocrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state’s first Black senator since 1874bworldonline.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:05 AM UTC+17 hMississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstructionthehindu.com ↗
[Claude] Both other reports cover the same Mississippi Senate race between Colom and Hyde-Smith, with the lead growing, and their figures don't conflict with Report 1.
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