Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi’s Senate race, becoming the state’s first Black senator since 1874.
The victory was secured in the recent statewide election for the United States Senate, where Colom defeated his Republican challenger to claim the seat.
Mississippi, a Deep South state that has not elected a Black senator in more than a century and a half, last saw a Black representative in the Senate during the Reconstruction era of 1874.
The win marks a historic milestone for political representation in a state where African‑American voters comprise a significant portion of the electorate but have historically been underrepresented in federal office.
Colom will join the Senate as a Democrat, adding to the party’s caucus and bringing a new perspective from a state that has long been dominated by Republican leadership at the federal level.
<small>Source: Al Jazeera — read the original story there.</small>