GOP governor and prominent Dems congratulate senator-elect on flipping Mississippi seat blue

Mississippi's Republican Gov.Tate Reeves, former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Kamala Harris were among those to congratulate Democrat Sen.-elect Scott Colom on his victory in the Magnolia State's U.S.

Senate contest.More than a week after Election Day, The Associated Press on Wednesday called the race for Colom, the district attorney for Mississippi Circuit Court District 16, defeating President Donald Trump-backed incumbent Republican Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith."We may have had to count One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, but Blue Mississippi sure has a nice ring to it! Scott, you put your heart and soul into this race because you believe in the promise of your state’s people.

And they believed in you right back.I’m honored to have stood alongside you.

Congratulations!" Clinton said in a Wednesday post on X.DEMS PROJECTED TO SCORE HISTORIC UPSET IN DEEP-RED MISSISSIPPI, TOPPLE TRUMP ALLY HYDE-SMITHDemocratic U.S.Senate candidate Scott Colom, wearing an "I Voted" sticker, walks across the campus of Jackson State University on Election Day, Nov.

3, 2026, in Jackson, Miss.(Aron Smith/Jackson State University via Getty Images)Colom is the first Democrat to win election to a Mississippi U.S.

Senate seat since 1982; the late Sen.John Stennis, who served in the U.S.

Senate from late 1947 until early 1989, was the last Democrat to serve as a U.S.Senator in the state."Congratulations to Senator-Elect @scott_colom.

I hope to collaborate as we continue our very important work to support Mississippi families, grow jobs and wages for our people, and improve educational outcomes for our kids!" Gov.Reeves wrote in a post on X.Colom shared the governor's post and wrote, "Thank you for the congratulations @tatereeves.

I also look forward to working with you on the issues that matter to our state.Together, there’s nothing our beautiful state can’t accomplish." He added the hashtag, "#MississippiMatters."KAMALA HARRIS URGES DEMS TO 'BE RUTHLESS' WITH POWE...