Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black US Senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory, confirmed on November 11 after prolonged ballot counting, marks a major political shift in the conservative state. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert has more.
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