Mississippi Senate race: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith
Verified: 30 outlets in 17 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States.
The southern US state of Mississippi has elected its first Black senator in more than 140 years. Democrat Scott Colom has won the seat in a historic upset, according to projections.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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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, 1:02 AM UTC+16 h· you’re reading thisMississippi Senate race: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Republican Cindy Hyde-Smithdw.com (again) ↗
- 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] All three other reports cover the same Colom defeat of Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race and do not contradict Report 1's details.
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1h agoMississippi Senate race: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith The southern US state of Mississippi has elected its first Black senator in more than 140 years. Democrat Scott Colom has won the seat in a historic upset, according to projections.
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