Mississippi. In the Senate election held in the American state of Mississippi, Democratic Party's Scott Colom has won. This result has proven to be a big upset in this conservative state where the Republican Party has had a strong hold for decades. Colom's victory makes him the first Black person to be elected to the US Senate from Mississippi in more than 140 years. The vote difference between Colom and his Republican rival and current Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was limited to a few thousand votes. Due to the highly competitive nature of the contest, it took more than a week...