15 hours ago · Mississippi, United States
Mississippi Elects First Black Senator in More Than 140 Years

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News US and Canada, NBC News Top Stories, Dawn, Washington Post Politics, and Deutsche Welle All News are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Mississippi, United States. The first report grouped here was at 11 Nov 2026, 23:04 UTC. 8 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Mississippi Elects First Black Senator in More Than 140 Years”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Democrat Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s race for U. S.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Washington Post Politics
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
Mississippi Senate race: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
- New development reported by Dawn
Mississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in stunning upset after 140 years
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi elects first black senator for 150 years
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi elects first black senator in 150 years
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th Century
- New development reported by NBC News Top Stories
Mississippi Elects First Black Senator in More Than 140 Years
Same story, different outlets
5 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- BBC News US and CanadaDemocrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th Century
- NBC News Top StoriesMississippi Elects First Black Senator in More Than 140 Years
- DawnMississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in stunning upset after 140 years
- Washington PostDemocrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in Mississippi
- Deutsche Welle All NewsMississippi Senate race: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith