Democrat Scott Colom adds to lead in Mississippi Senate ballot counting

The Hill · Ford McCracken · 2026-11-05 17:29 UTC

The Democrat in Mississippi’s Senate race expanded his narrow lead over the incumbent senator Wednesday, possibly giving Democrats yet another seat to pad their majority. Democrat Scott Colom now leads Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) by just more than 1,800 votes, according to Decision Desk HQ, with a smattering of remaining ballots being slowly added by…

The Democrat in Mississippi’s Senate race expanded his narrow lead over the incumbent senator Wednesday, possibly giving Democrats yet another seat to pad their majority.

Democrat Scott Colom now leads Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) by just more than 1,800 votes, according to Decision Desk HQ, with a smattering of remaining ballots being slowly added by counties around the state.

Colom’s campaign manager Gerard Henderson said on the social platform X that the campaign is “confident” their lead will grow as more ballots are counted.

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