Midterms 2026
Colom Leads Hyde-Smith by 1,138 Votes as Mississippi Count Drags On
Mississippi's Senate race remains uncalled, with Democrat Scott Colom narrowly ahead of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and thousands of ballots still to be…
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Midterms 2026
Mississippi Senate Count Turns to Affidavit and Mail Ballots
With Scott Colom ahead of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by a few dozen votes, thousands of affidavit and mail ballots will decide Mississippi's…
Courts
Explainer: How an Election Contest Works in Mississippi, Which Has No Automatic Recount
With the Senate race separated by a few dozen votes, any recount would have to come through the courts. Here is what…
Midterms 2026
Mississippi Senate Race Separated by 43 Votes as Count Continues
Democrat Scott Colom holds a razor-thin lead over Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with about 96 percent of the vote counted. Mississippi has no…