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Scott Colom, Democratic US Senate candidate in Mississippi, in a blue jacket and white shirt, speaking in front of a bookcase with books and photographs; AI-recomposed version of a video frame.
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Scott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?

United States

Told by 24 newspapers in 15 countries, between 00:00 and 17:00 on 12 November 2026.

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The headline in each newspaper

In short

Democrat Scott Colom was elected senator for Mississippi, becoming the state's first Black senator in more than 140 years, according to the headlines cited.1234 Headlines differ on the figure: Metrópoles and Poder360 cite 150 years and 1881, while Clarín and La Nación say 145 and more than 140 years.5678 CBS News reports that Colom defeated incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in what it describes as a major upset.91011

AIMade at 23:11, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. Written when the story had 19 newspapers; it is redone when new newspapers join. How it is made

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • RPP · Peru · 00:50El demócrata Scott Colom se convierte en el primer senador afroamericano por Misisipi en 145 añosRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Observador · Portugal · 00:00Democrata Scott Colom eleito senador pelo MississippiRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CBS News · United States · 00:00Democrat Scott Colom defeats incumbent in Mississippi Senate race in major upset, CBS News projectsRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Metrópoles · Brazil · 00:45Democrata faz história e será o 1º senador negro do Mississippi em 150 anosRead at the newspaper ↗
  • PBS NewsHour · United States · 00:00News Wrap: Democrat Scott Colom defeats Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-SmithRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Clarín · Argentina · 00:01El demócrata Scott Colom se convierte en el primer senador negro por Misisipi en 145 añosRead at the newspaper ↗
  • South China Morning Post · Hong Kong · 00:06US midterms: Democrat Colom defeats Hyde-Smith in Mississippi to win historic Senate seatRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The New York Times · United States · 01:55Scott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?Read at the newspaper ↗
  • The Hindu · India · 01:55Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since ReconstructionRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Guardian · United Kingdom · 03:55Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in stunning Mississippi Senate winRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Der Spiegel · Germany · 04:00Midterms in den USA - Mississippi: Wie Scott Colom trotz aller Widerstände siegteRead at the newspaper ↗
  • BBC News · United Kingdom · 04:35Democrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate raceRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Il Fatto Quotidiano · Italy · 08:30Mississippi, il democratico Scott Colom conquista il Senato: è il 1° afroamericano dalla Guerra civileRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Al Jazeera (state media) · Qatar · 08:25Mississippi elects first Black Senator since 1874Read at the newspaper ↗
  • Tages-Anzeiger · Switzerland · 08:16Historischer Sieg im US-Süden: Scott Colom färbt Mississippi blau – als erster Afro­amerikaner seit 1875Read at the newspaper ↗
  • RTP · Portugal · 09:30Democrata Scott Colom torna-se primeiro senador afro-americano pelo Mississippi desde o século XIXRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Times of Israel · Israel · 10:05Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate upsetRead at the newspaper ↗
  • NPR · United States · 10:05How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US SenatorRead at the newspaper ↗
  • La Tercera · Chile · 12:55Otro golpe a Trump: el demócrata Scott Colom gana una histórica carrera por el Senado en MississippiRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine · Germany · 12:25Scott Colom: Gott wollte, dass er es auf die Mississippi-Art schafftRead at the newspaper ↗
  • ABC News · United States · 13:00WATCH: How Mississippi Sen.-elect Scott Colom's win is 145 years in the makingRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Poder360 · Brazil · 13:10Democrata vence e será 1º senador negro do Mississippi desde 1881Read at the newspaper ↗
  • La Nación · Argentina · 13:15Mississippi eligió a su primer senador negro en más de 140 añosRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Geo News · Pakistan · 17:30Mississippi elects its first Black senator in over 150 years, handing Democrats another major victoryRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • mississippi
  • colom
  • scott
  • senator