‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win – US politics live
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Colom adds to blue wave of Democrat victories across the US and becomes Mississippi’s first black senator since 1875 after defeating Cindy Hyde-Smith Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello, and welcome to the US politics live blog. Mississippi has elected Scott Colom, a Democrat, as its senator, adding to a wave of Democratic gains across the country in this year’s midterm elections.
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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 hScott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reachnydailynews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:46 PM UTC+28 h· you’re reading this‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win – US politics livetheguardian.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 1:36 PM UTC+29 hOtro golpe a Trump: el demócrata Scott Colom gana una histórica carrera por el Senado en Mississippilatercera.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:22 PM UTC+29 hMidterms: Democrat Colom claims historic win in Mississippifrance24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 2:30 PM UTC+30 hMississippi elects its first African American to US Senate since Reconstructionfrance24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 2:54 PM UTC+30 hScott Colom wins U.S. Senate seat in Mississippikaieteurnewsonline.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover Scott Colom's Senate win over Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi and do not conflict with Report 1.
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2h ago‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win – US politics live Colom adds to blue wave of Democrat victories across the US and becomes Mississippi’s first black senator since 1875 after defeating Cindy Hyde-Smith Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello, and welcome to the US politics live blog. Mississippi has elected Scott Colom, a Democrat, as its senator, adding to a wave of Democratic gains across the country in this year’s midterm elections.
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