Scott Colom, a district attorney and the Democratic candidate for Senate in Mississippi, speaks to reporters at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., Nov. 4, 2026. Colom, a Democrat, defeated Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Republican of Mississippi, according to The Associated Press, delivering a remarkable upset and becoming the first Black person to be elected to the Senate in his state since the Reconstruction era. (Rory Doyle/The New York Time) By EMILY COCHRANE The last Black man to represent…
