斯科特·科洛姆通往美国参议院历史性爆冷胜利的道路，穿越了密西西比三角洲——那里曾发生埃米特·蒂尔被绑架案，范妮·卢·哈默为选票而战，蓝调音乐成为一种美国艺术形式。
Scott Colom 's path to a historic U.S. Senate upset ran through the Mississippi Delta — where Emmett Till was abducted, Fannie Lou Hamer fought for the ballot and the blues became an American art form. Why it matters:
为何重要：重建时期结束近150年后，密西西比州首次自1881年以来再次选出一名黑人美国人进入联邦参议院。将科洛姆推向这一里程碑的选票，来自黑人居民为争取选举权奋斗了数代的社区。
Nearly 150 years after Reconstruction, Mississippi sent a Black American to the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1881. The votes pushing Colom toward that milestone came from communities where Black residents spent generations fighting for the ballot.
新闻看点：美联社周三预测科洛姆将赢得该席位，使民主党人在一场历史性的爆冷中击败共和党参议员辛迪·海德-史密斯。
Driving the news: The Associated Press projected the race for Colom on Wednesday, handing Democrats a historic upset over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
数字解读：《Axios》对美联社县级开票数据的分析发现，在密西西比三角洲国家遗产区的18个县中，科洛姆在16个县领先 • 科洛姆获得约10万张选票，海德-史密斯得6.2万张，科洛姆领先3.8万票。
By the numbers: An Axios analysis of AP county returns found Colom ahead in 16 of the 18 counties in the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area • Colom collected roughly 100,000 votes to Hyde-Smith's 62,000 — a 38,000-vote advantage.
- 根据密西西比州认证的县级开票结果，2020年民主党人迈克·埃斯皮在该地区15个县领先约2.5万票。科洛姆在两党得票中的占比从约56%上升至62%。
• In 2020, Democrat Mike Espy carried 15 of those counties by about 25,000 votes, according to Mississippi's certified county returns. Colom's share of the two-party vote climbed from about 56% to 62%.
- 全州范围内，美联社周三宣布结果时，已统计超过96.2万张选票，科洛姆领先海德-史密斯约4700票，优势约为半个百分点。
• Statewide, Colom led Hyde-Smith by about 4,700 votes out of more than 962,000 counted when the AP called the race Wednesday — a margin of roughly half a percentage point.
各方反应：“密西西比州选民创造了历史，因为他们拒绝被恐吓、气馁或被视为无望，”全国有色人种协进会主席德里克·约翰逊在声明中说。
What they're saying: "Mississippi voters made history because they refused to be intimidated, discouraged, or counted out," NAACP president Derrick Johnson said in a statement.
- 约翰逊表示，尽管有人试图将选民从名册中除名，密西西比州选民仍然踊跃投票。
• Johnson said Mississippi voters showed up despite efforts to remove voters from the rolls. Zoom in:
聚焦：科洛姆的选举版图勾勒出黑人美国历史上一些最痛苦、最具决定性的篇章。
Colom's electoral map traces some of the most painful and defining chapters of Black American history.
- 科阿霍马县：克拉克斯代尔所在地，也是传说中蓝调音乐家罗伯特·约翰逊向魔鬼出卖灵魂的著名十字路口所在地。科洛姆以约4700票对1300票领先。
• Coahoma County: Home to Clarksdale and the famed crossroads associated with the legend that bluesman Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil. Colom led with about 4,700 votes to 1,300.
- 利弗洛县和塔拉哈奇县：1955 年，埃米特·蒂尔在利弗洛县马尼附近被绑架。他的尸体在塔拉哈奇县的塔拉哈奇河中被打捞上来，当地一个全白人陪审团宣判凶手无罪。根据美联社统计的结果，科洛姆在利弗洛县领先约 4200 票，在塔拉哈奇县领先约 1300 票。
• Leflore and Tallahatchie counties: Emmett Till was abducted near Money in Leflore County in 1955. His body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River in Tallahatchie County, where an all-white jury acquitted his killers. Colom led by about 4,200 votes in Leflore and 1,300 in Tallahatchie, according to AP returns.
- 森弗劳尔县：居住在鲁尔维尔的范妮·卢·哈默曾挑战密西西比州种族主义的投票限制。据密西西比州档案与历史部记载，直到 1965 年春天，该县仅有 155 名黑人居民登记注册投票。科洛姆以约 5300 票对 1700 票领先。
• Sunflower County: Fannie Lou Hamer, who lived in Ruleville, challenged Mississippi's racist voting restrictions. As late as the spring of 1965, only 155 Black residents had registered to vote in the county, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Colom led with about 5,300 votes to 1,700.
- 华盛顿县：罗伯特·肯尼迪在 1967 年巡视三角洲贫困地区时曾到访格林维尔。根据人口普查局 2020–2024 年的估计，华盛顿县仍有 29.4% 的人口处于贫困线以下。科洛姆以约 8700 票对 2400 票领先。
• Washington County: Robert F. Kennedy visited Greenville during his 1967 tour of Delta poverty. 29.4% of Washington County is still in poverty per the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 estimate. Colom led with about 8,700 votes to 2,400.
科洛姆并非突然让三角洲地区变“蓝”。埃斯皮在 2020 年已赢得该地区大部分县份。但科洛姆扩大了民主党的领先优势。
Colom didn't suddenly turn the Delta blue. Espy won most of it in 2020. But Colom widened the Democratic margin.
- 在德索托县——该县位于遗产区范围内，但处于三角洲历史核心地带之外——科洛姆领先约 3300 票。海德-史密斯在 2020 年在那里以约 12100 票的优势获胜。
• In DeSoto County, which falls within the heritage area but outside the Delta's historic heartland, Colom led by about 3,300 votes. Hyde-Smith won there by roughly 12,100 in 2020.
- 科洛姆还横扫了洛恩兹、奥克蒂比哈和克莱这三个“黄金三角”县份，这是他在密西西比州东北部的家乡地区。他在这三个县均以两位数的百分比优势获胜，且表现优于埃斯皮 2020 年的成绩。
• Colom also swept the Golden Triangle counties of Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Clay, his home region in northeastern Mississippi. He won all three by double-digit margins and improved on Espy's 2020 performance. Between the lines:
深层含义：历史象征意义超越了三角洲地区。
The historical symbolism stretches beyond the Delta.
- 在以邦联将军、三K党首任“大巫师”内森·贝德福德·福雷斯特命名的福雷斯特县，科洛姆以约 12100 票对 9700 票领先。
• Colom led with about 12,100 votes to 9,700 in Forrest County, named for Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Ku Klux Klan's first grand wizard.
- 海德-史密斯在 2018 年与埃斯皮的竞选中曾因言论受到批评，她当时表示如果受邀参加公开绞刑，她会坐在前排。她后来向感到冒犯的人道歉。
• Hyde-Smith faced criticism during her 2018 race against Espy after saying she would sit in the front row if invited to a public hanging. She later apologized to those offended.
核心看点：黑人密西西比人为争取投票权进行过美国历史上最激烈斗争的地区，帮助选出了 145 年来该州首位黑人联邦参议员——并提出了一个新问题。
The bottom line: The region where Black Mississippians fought some of America's fiercest battles for voting rights helped elect the state's first Black U.S. senator in 145 years — and raised a new question.
- 政治代表权最终能给三角洲带来经济变化吗？
• Can political representation finally bring economic change to the Delta?