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"Scott Colom wins Mississippi's U.S. Senate race"
16th Circuit District Attorney's Office
COLUMBUS — Scott Colom has won Mississippi's U.S. Senate race.
The Associated Press called the race Wednesday, Nov. 11, with Colom ahead of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 4,669 votes, 473,336 to 468,667, with all precincts reporting.
Colom, a state senator and the 16th Circuit district attorney from Columbus, held his lead through eight days of counting, as affidavit ballots, mail ballots and the final county reports were tallied. His margin grew from 65 votes on election night to more than 4,000 as the count finished.
Counties certify their results Friday, Nov. 13, and the state certification follows Dec. 3. Mississippi has no automatic recount.
Colom will be Mississippi's next U.S. senator when the new term begins in January.
Congratulations, Senator-elect Scott Colom, and thank you to every Mississippian who voted and followed the count with us.
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