
Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, beating Cindy Hyde-Smith
Democrat Scott Colom beat Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith 49.2% to 48.7% and will be Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.
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Trump accepted the midterm results on election night. On Monday he asked if anyone believes the vote was honest and blamed machines. Our column on what changed.

Democrats lead the House 253-160 and the Senate 54-44, with Mississippi and Alaska still counting. Vance blames the Iran war; Sanders hails populist wins.

Democrats are projected to take both the House and Senate. Texas, Kansas and Ohio flipped, and Trump says he will accept the result, with a veto warning.
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