Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Race as Democrats Secure Congressional Majorities
Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate election, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to the supplied report, which cites an Associated Press projection issued Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Colom, a local district attorney, would become the state’s first Black senator since the Reconstruction era following the Civil War.
Hyde-Smith’s public concession followed the projected result. Two sources close to Colom’s campaign said she called him late Wednesday afternoon to concede. In a video posted on X, Hyde-Smith said she respected voters’ decision, congratulated Colom and wished him well as he prepared to represent Mississippi in the Senate.
The outcome adds to Democratic gains in the midterm elections. According to the report, Democrats have secured at least 55 Senate seats after winning at least eight seats previously held by Republicans. National analysts had not generally expected Colom to win before Election Day, making Mississippi one of the cycle’s unexpected results.
Alaska remains the only Senate contest without a declared winner, the report says. Democratic nominee Mary Peltola, a former member of the House of Representatives, holds a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. The outcome there will determine whether Democrats add another seat to their reported Senate majority.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer welcomed Colom’s victory in a post on X, describing the result as evidence of a political shift in Mississippi. Schumer also credited Colom personally for winning the race. His comments reflected the party’s response to a result that had not been widely anticipated before voting.
Democrats have also won enough House seats to take control of that chamber when the next Congress begins in January 2027, according to the report. Together, the reported results would give the party majorities in both chambers of Congress, with the final Senate seat count still dependent on Alaska’s outcome.