The Democrats took the Mississippi Senate seat and defeated GOP incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith more than a week after Election Day.
Scott Colom is the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Mississippi since 1982.
CNN on Wednesday afternoon projected Scott Colom as the winner of Mississippi’s Senate seat.
The AP still has not called the race.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Scott Colom has 472,188 votes at 49.19% and Cindy Hyde-Smith has 467, 603 votes at 48.71%.
Democrat Colom widened his lead over Cindy Hyde-Smith after the November 3rd election.
By Wednesday afternoon, CNN called the race as Colom was leading Hyde-Smith by more than 4,400 votes.
CNN PROJECTS THAT SCOTT COLOM WINS THE SENATE RACE IN MISSISSIPPI! https://t.co/7MVfp94PAh
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 11, 2026
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