How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US Senator
Scott Colom, a district attorney, achieved a surprise victory in the Mississippi US Senate race against incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. Running on a platform of healthcare access and economic stability, Colom successfully bridged traditional partisan divides to secure the win.
Why it matters
This upset represents a significant shift in the political landscape of a traditionally deep-red state, highlighting the potential for bipartisan-focused campaigns to succeed.
JACKSON, Miss. — When Scott Colom, a local district attorney, announced his candidacy late last year, it seemed like a long shot in a ruby red state.
But by October of this year, a month before votes came pouring in for him, he was confident.
"We didn't have hundreds of million dollars to come in to spend – we did it going door to door, festival to festival, earning support," Colom said at a canvassing event on the Mississippi coast. "We're gonna shock a lot of people, but I'm not gonna be shocked. The people of Mississippi are behind this campaign: they understand Mississippi matters."
Colom narrowly defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to a race call by The Associated Press on Wednesday evening, marking one of the most stunning upsets of the midterm elections this year.
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