📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- A new history was made in the US midterm elections, a black Democrat was elected to the Senate seat from the state of Mississippi.
- Scott Cullum defeated incumbent Republican challenger Cindy Hyde Smith.
- Barring attorney Scott from becoming a judge, Smith lost his own seat.
A new history was made in the US midterm elections, a black Democrat was elected to the Senate seat from the state of Mississippi.
Scott Cullum defeated incumbent Republican challenger Cindy Hyde Smith.
Barring attorney Scott from becoming a judge, Smith lost his own seat.
Electing the first Democratic senator in the state since 1982, the number of Democratic senators in the Senate increased to 55 compared to 44 Republicans.
