Mississippi voters are witnessing a historic shift in politics as Scott Colom becomes the state’s first Black senator since the Reconstruction era and its first Democratic senator in 43 years.
Mikhail Jackson, a Mississippi resident, is among the more than 470,000 voters who supported Colom, celebrating the realization of a long-held vision.
“I’m just overjoyed. He made history,” said Jackson.
Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith held the seat for eight years before Colom’s victory was projected.
Processing affidavit ballots took over a week after election night.
“It was time for a change,” said voter Timothy Anderson. “They always say your vote doesn’t count. I believe it does, and so I voted. It helped.”
Before 2026, Mississippi last elected a Democrat to the Senate in 1982, the same year Colom was born.
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