pbs.org/newshour/politics/scott-colom-and-black-mississippians-stand-on-the-cusp-of-senate-history-as-vote-count-stretches-on Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on
Mississippi is still tallying absentee and affidavit ballots that could make Democrat Scott Colom its first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. His race against Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith remains uncalled; counties face a Friday certification deadline and state law has no statewide recount.
