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The Numbers Behind Scott Colom’s Stunning Upset in the Mississippi Senate Race
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. New York Times Homepage, BBC News US and Canada, The Guardian UK, Channel NewsAsia Latest, The Straits Times World, The Hill, ABC News, NPR News, Axios, and NBC News Top Stories are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 11 Nov 2026, 22:59 UTC. 19 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “The Numbers Behind Scott Colom’s Stunning Upset in the Mississippi Senate Race”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
To win a Senate seat in a highly polarized, deeply Republican state, Scott Colom needed a perfect storm. He got it.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by NBC News Top Stories
Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, breaking GOP’s grip on the state
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, breaking the GOP’s grip on the state
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
In Major Upset, Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate Seat
- Picked up by Axios
Democrat Scott Colom pulls off stunning Mississippi Senate upset
- Picked up by NPR News
- New development reported by Axios
Scott Colom ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate flip
- New development reported by ABC News
Colom will be Mississippi's first Black senator in more than 100 years, AP projects
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Democrat Scott Colom projected to win Mississippi Senate seat
- Picked up by ABC News
- Picked up by The Hill
Mississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom
- Picked up by The Hill
Mississippi Senate stunner: Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Mississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in stunning upset: US media
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state’s first Black senator since 1874
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state's first Black senator since 1874
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in stunning Mississippi Senate win
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
Why Democrat Scott Colom’s win in Mississippi Senate race is so significant
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
- New development reported by New York Times Homepage
The Numbers Behind Scott Colom’s Stunning Upset in the Mississippi Senate Race
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10 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The New York TimesThe Numbers Behind Scott Colom’s Stunning Upset in the Mississippi Senate Race
- BBC News US and CanadaWhy Democrat Scott Colom’s win in Mississippi Senate race is so significant
- The GuardianDemocrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in stunning Mississippi Senate win
- Channel NewsAsia LatestDemocrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state's first Black senator since 1874
- The Straits TimesMississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in stunning upset: US media
- The HillMississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom
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- ABC NewsColom will be Mississippi's first Black senator in more than 100 years, AP projects
- NPRDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race
- AxiosDemocrat Scott Colom pulls off stunning Mississippi Senate upset
- NBC News Top StoriesDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, breaking GOP’s grip on the state