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Democrat Scott Colom will win a US Senate seat in deep-red Mississippi, CNN projects

Democrat Scott Colom will win a US Senate seat in deep-red Mississippi, CNN projects
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By Fredreka Schouten Scott Colom will defeat GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. Colom, 43, also will become the first Black person elected...

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