Mississippi Senate race still uncalled as Colom leads Hyde-Smith by about 1,800 votes
Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with thousands of mail and affidavit ballots still to be counted. Both parties have sent lawyers.
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The US Senate race in Mississippi remained too close to call on Thursday 5 November, two days after the election. Democrat Scott Colom holds a narrow lead over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, with thousands of ballots still to be counted.
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- CBS News Mississippi Senate race still a toss-up, with razor-thin margin cbsnews.com
- WDAM Colom leads Senate race against Hyde-Smith on day 3 of ballot counting wdam.com
- Yahoo News Midterms 2026 election results and latest updates yahoo.com
- Time Mississippi and Alaska Senate races remain too close to call time.com
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