Cindy Hyde-Smith defeated

Democrat Scott Colom Defeats Cindy Hyde-Smith in Historic Mississippi Senate Upset/ NEWSLOOKS/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming Mississippi’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction. The Associated Press called the closely contested race Wednesday after days of counting absentee and provisional ballots. Colom’s victory expands Democrats’ Senate gains and … Read more