Democrat Scott Colom wins the closest Senate race in the country

NPR | By Scott Detrow,

Elise Gregg

Published November 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM CST

Mississippi hadn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 40 years.

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

Elise Gregg

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