Democrat seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race
Verified: 25 outlets in 15 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States.
Democrat Scott Colom has won his US Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, networks have projected, making him the first African-American elected to the chamber from the southern state in more than 140 years.
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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.
Who reported it
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, 12:40 AM UTC+16 h· you’re reading thisDemocrat seals historic win in Mississippi Senate racerte.ie ↗
- Nov 12, 1:02 AM UTC+16 hMississippi 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 ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same race call for Scott Colom's Mississippi Senate win, with no conflicting facts.
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