Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom flips US Senate seat in stunning upset
Verified: 40 outlets in 20 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States.
In a historic upset, Democrat Scott Colom has won his US Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, networks projected Wednesday, making him the first African American elected to the chamber from the southern state in more than 140 years. Report by Morgan Ayre
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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, 9:01 AM UTC+24 hDemocrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate racethe-star.co.ke ↗
- Nov 12, 10:41 AM UTC+26 h· you’re reading thisMississippi Democrat Scott Colom flips US Senate seat in stunning upsetfrance24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 10:42 AM UTC+26 hMississippi elects Democrat Colom as state's first post-Civil War Black senatorfrance24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 11:05 AM UTC+26 hScott Colom makes history in Mississippi as first Black senator in more than 140 yearsfrance24.com (again) ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Colom Senate win over Hyde-Smith, and none contradicts Report 1's facts.
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40m agoMississippi Democrat Scott Colom flips US Senate seat in stunning upset In a historic upset, Democrat Scott Colom has won his US Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, networks projected Wednesday, making him the first African American elected to the chamber from the southern state in more than 140 years. Report by Morgan Ayre
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