Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate Seat in Historic Upset.

The last Black man to represent Mississippi in the Senate was born into slavery and left office in 1881.

“God didn’t want us to get it the easy way,” Mr. Colom told the crowd gathered outside the historic chapel at Tougaloo College, a Black college that served as a haven for civil rights organizers. “He wanted us to get it the Mississippi way.”

Streets Erupt in Celebration After Colom’s Historic Win in Mississippi

Approximately a 45% voter turnout in Mississippi. 38% voter turnout in Tennessee. Just that little more could have pushed Green and Barnett over the line to a win.

How Scott Colom won Mississippi's Senate race.
A changed electorate, a sliver of Trump voters and backlash against the president helped a Democrat win a state Trump carried by 23 points.