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Democrat Scott Colom projected to win Mississippi Senate race

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“Democrat Scott Colom projected to win Mississippi Senate race”, Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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What happened

Democrat Scott Colom has been projected to win the U.S. Senate race in Mississippi, defeating incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. CNN, VoteHub, and the Associated Press called the race Wednesday afternoon after affidavit ballots from Hinds County were counted. Colom was leading by 4,585 votes.1

Hinds County rejected roughly two-thirds of its affidavit ballots. Colom will be the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction and the first Black senator elected directly by Mississippi voters.1

4,585 votes
Colom's lead when the race was called1
two-thirds
share of Hinds County affidavit ballots rejected1
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Sources

  1. Democracy Docket, https://democracydocket.com/news-alerts/democrat-scott-colom-projected-to-win-mississippi-senate-race · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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