Mississippi Senate race between Hyde-Smith and Colom still undecided as results come in
The gist
Mississippi's Senate race between Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom remained uncalled as results came in.
A Democratic Senate seat win would be the state's first since 1982.
How it unfolded
- Mar 10, 2026Hyde-Smith was projected winner of the Republican U.S. Senate primary over physician Sarah Adlakha; Scott Colom, Albert Littell and Priscilla Till sought the Democratic nomination.
- Oct 20, 2026Senate Majority PAC announced a $1.2 million ad campaign in Mississippi through Election Day boosting Colom and casting Hyde-Smith as a "do-nothing" incumbent.
- Oct 22, 2026A poll showed Independent Ty Pinkins at around 6% and Democrat Colom around 3% behind Hyde-Smith.