Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 65 votes in Mississippi
Mississippi’s Senate race remained undecided Wednesday, with district attorney Scott Colom leading Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 65 votes. An unknown number of affidavit ballots and DeSoto County absentee ballots remain in the final count, which may take days to resolve. Hyde-Smith campaign manager Jake Monssen said the campaign was confident she would prevail. Recounts require a court order.
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Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race remained undecided Wednesday, with Democrat Scott Colom, a district attorney, holding a 65-vote edge over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. At 11:30 a.m., Action News 5 reported Colom had 462,857 votes and Hyde-Smith 462,792, with an estimated 95.6% of votes counted. The tally may take days to resolve: an unknown number of affidavit, or provisional, ballots remain, and DeSoto County’s affidavit and remaining absentee ballots are part of the final count. Colom’s lead was 43 votes at 3 a.m. Hyde-Smith campaign manager Jake Monssen said the campaign was closely monitoring the remaining count and was confident the incumbent would prevail. Mississippi has no automatic recounts; recounts are held only by court order.
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Reporting
- NBC News — Mississippi Senate race heads to an extended vote count and possible ballot battle
- Straight Arrow News — Mississippi Senate race separated by just 43 votes with 96% counted
- ABC10 Sacramento — Election 2026: These races are still too close to call | abc10.com
- wjtv.com — Colom addresses supporters as vote count continues in Mississippi Senate race
- desotocountynews.com — Mississippi Senate Race Still Undecided as DeSoto Backs Colom | DeSoto County News
Verifier’s note
NBC News reports that the race may take days to resolve as ballots remain outstanding; WJTV, SAN.com, ABC10, and DeSoto County News also report a very close race with votes still being counted. Their accounts support the proposed event, and none indicates that the count has been resolved.