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Mississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in stunning upset

Verified: 30 outlets in 17 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States.

📍 Mississippi, US·🕐 32m ago·30 outlets

WASHINGTON: 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.

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The story so far · 29 reports · · 17 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, 1:36 AM UTC+17 h
    Colom’s win fuels Democratic hopes for next year’s race for governor.nytimes.com ↗
  7. Nov 12, 1:37 AM UTC+17 h· you’re reading this
    Mississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in stunning upsetnst.com.my ↗
  8. Nov 12, 1:41 AM UTC+17 h
    Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state’s first Black senator since 1874bworldonline.com ↗
  9. Nov 12, 2:05 AM UTC+17 h
    Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstructionthehindu.com ↗
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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Colom Senate upset in Mississippi, and none contradicts Report 1's facts.

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