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Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first black senator since 19th Century

Verified: 48 outlets in 25 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States.

📍 Mississippi, US·🕐 1h ago·48 outlets

Democrat Scott Colom has won the US Senate race in Mississippi, delivering a shock victory for the party in a deeply conservative state that has elected Republicans for decades. Colom’s victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be seated in the US Senate since Blanche Bruce served from 1875 to 1881. Fewer…com.

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The story so far · 57 reports · · 25 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 2:37 PM UTC

4 outlets from the United States, where the story is: CBS News, NPR News, The New York Times and 1 more · how we count

  1. Nov 11, 8:57 AM UTCFirst report
    Democrat Scott Colom's lead grows in Mississippi Senate race with certification days awayyahoo.com ↗
  2. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 2:37 PM UTC · +6 h
  3. Nov 11, 7:11 PM UTC+10 h
    Scott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reachcbsnews.com ↗
  4. Nov 11, 7:38 PM UTC+11 h
    Scott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reachnydailynews.com ↗
  6. Nov 12, 4:34 PM UTC+32 h
    Mississippi elects first Black US Senator since post-Civil War Reconstructionafricanews.com ↗
  7. Nov 12, 4:46 PM UTC+32 h· you’re reading this
    Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first black senator since 19th Centurynationnews.com ↗
  8. Nov 12, 5:57 PM UTC+33 h
    Mississippi makes history with Democrat senate win - The Latesttheguardian.com (again) ↗
  9. Nov 12, 6:28 PM UTC+34 h
    Scott Colom supporters celebrate historic Senate win with cheers and a standing ovationwapt.com ↗
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[Claude] All three other reports cover Colom's Mississippi Senate win over Hyde-Smith, and none conflicts with Report 1's facts.

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