Democrat Scott Colom leads Hyde-Smith by 1,724 votes in uncalled Mississippi Senate race

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Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) says Democrats did not do enough to be competitive in the state as the Senate race remains too close to call. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor joins Meet the Press NOW with more from her interview.

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Republicans revealed their next potential move in the fight over Mississippi’s Senate seat as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith trails her Democratic opponent Scott Colom. …

3rd place Mississippi Senate candidate says he did not spoil tight race for Democrat

The independent third place candidate in Mississippi's tight Senate race, Ty Pinkins, says he did not spoil the race.

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CNN’s Dana Bash pointed out a striking irony Thursday as Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith fights for her political survival in Mississippi: She once blocked the Democrat now leading her from becoming a federal judge. …

Scott Colom could make history in Mississippi after facing off against the senator who blocked his judicial nomination

Prior to the midterms in Mississippi, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith rejected President Biden’s nomination of Scott Colom for district attorney. Mississippians

How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call

Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.

Mississippi Senate race still too close to call with 95% of ballots counted

The Mississippi Senate race between Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith is still too close to call the day after Tuesday's midterm elections. Austin Park, editor-in-chief at VoteHub, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

How the Mississippi Senate Race Became a Nail-Biter

Eyes are on the closely divided race, where Democratic challenger Scott Colom is leading GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by a razor-thin margin.

How Mississippi became an unlikely Senate battleground

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Votes are still being counted in Mississippi U.S. Senate race

Votes are still being counted to determine who will represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate. Democrat Scott Colom was only a handful of votes ahead of Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith early Wednesday.

Mississippi Senate Race Too Close To Call With Most Votes Counted

Donald Trump won the state by more than 20 percentage points in 2024.

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One of Election Day’s most surprising results still isn’t final: the extraordinarily close Mississippi Senate race between Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom, who could become the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction. …

Is Mississippi Really About to Elect a Democratic Senator?

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Senate GOP's campaign arm demands Mississippi election officials preserve affidavit ballots

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is demanding that Mississippi election officials preserve election documents and all affidavit ballots, typically called provisional ballots, taking the first step toward possible legal action in the widely-watched Senate race. …

Mississippi Senate election: Democrat Scott Colom narrowly leads Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith

The Mississippi Senate election could be determined by the mail-in ballots received after Election Day, whose legality was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Democrats flock to Mississippi amid Senate vote tally

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Elias Law Group are on the ground in Mississippi.

Inside Mississippi's ballot counting in tight Senate race

The BBC's Carl Nasman goes inside a county election commission building as votes are counted in the race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Scott Colom vs. Cindy Hyde-Smith: How Mississippi Recount Would Work

The race still hasn’t been called days after the midterm elections that saw a blue wave sweep congressional races across the U.S.

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Mississippi voters could send a Democrat to the U.S. Senate for the first time in decades, with Scott Colom holding a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. …

Democrat Scott Colom leads Mississippi’s Senate race by just 1,138 votes

As of 5:30 a.m. CT Wednesday, 96% of the votes have been counted, with Colom securing 49% of the votes, while Hyde-Smith secured 48.9%.

Legal challenges expected in tight Mississippi Senate race

US midterms latest results: Mississippi Senate race 'neck and neck'

France 24's Dheepthika Laurent breaks down the numbers and takes a look at the latest results in the US midterms. Among the races yet to be called is the battle for the Senate in Mississippi, which remains neck and neck, she says.

Mississippi, Alaska Senate Races Remain Too Close to Call

Other surprising wins have emerged in the American South.

Mississippi Senate race could head to court

(The Center Square) — The race for U.S. Senate in Mississippi is expected to end in a legal challenge as officials across the state continue to count ballots in the razor-thin contest.

GOP pins hopes in Mississippi Senate race on late-arriving ballots it asked Supreme Court to strike down

As Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) narrowly trails her Democratic challenger Scott Colom by just a few hundred votes in the unexpectedly close Senate race in Mississippi, Republicans are now hoping a Supreme Court loss on late-arriving mail ballots earlier this year will help save …

Mississippi Senate candidates lawyer up in nail-biter election

Mississippi's too-close-to-call Senate race is poised to become a legal battle, with both sides' legal teams saying they will closely monitor how the decisive ballots are counted.

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WATCH: Colom says lawyers will protect 'integrity' of election as counting continues in Mississippi

District Attorney Scott Colom, a U.S. Senate candidate, said that lawyers will protect the "integrity" of the midterm election as counting continues in the Mississippi race on Wednesday.

Miss.: Secretary of state says thousands of mail-in ballots still not received as Senate race remains tight

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson noted that thousands of mail-in ballots still need to be received amid the tight Senate race in the Magnolia State.

Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's undecided Senate race

Should Scott Colom, a local prosecutor, ultimately succeed in his bid for the seat, it will further pad the majority the Democrats achieved in the midterms.

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Recent polls suggested that Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi was going to cruise to victory in her re-election race against George Soros- backed Democratic prosecutor Scott Colom. Like many of her GOP colleagues, Hyde-Smith had a rude awakening on Election Day. …