In Mississippi, Colom leads Senator Hyde-Smith by 43 votes in the Senate election

In Mississippi, the Senate election between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is open. According to the broadcaster WLOX, with 95.6 percent of votes counted, Colom was ahead with 462,821 votes to Hyde-Smith's 462,778. That is a gap of 43 votes; both had about 48.9 percent. Independent Ty Pinkins had 19,935 votes. The figures are as of 3:00 local time, i.e. 10:00 CET on 4 November 2026. This is a preliminary interim count, not a final result.

At the start of the count, Hyde-Smith had been ahead. According to The Dispatch, she led by 13,787 votes with 94 percent of votes counted (as of around 7:00 CET). According to Mississippi Free Press, Colom was ahead by 28 votes at midnight local time (7:00 CET).

The news agency AP has not called the race. This is reported by HNGN as of 16:56 CET. According to Mississippi Free Press, thousands of affidavit ballots still have to be counted. According to The Dispatch, Colom's team speaks of more than 15,000; there is no independent figure. According to HNGN, mail ballots may arrive until 10 November. According to HNGN, Mississippi has no automatic recount; only a court can order one. There is no runoff; a simple plurality is enough.

According to WLOX, both candidates were confident, and neither declared victory. Mississippi is not one of the seven core races. The count on the Senate page assigns the seat to the Republicans. The race does not change the projected Democratic majority. More on the timing under counting.