Mississippi elects Democrat Colom as state's first post-Civil War Black senator

Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi's closely contested US Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black US senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction. Colom's narrow victory…

To respect copyright, we link to the source rather than republishing the full text. Read the complete article on France 24.