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Mississippi Senate race too close to call as vote count continues
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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).
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The Mississippi Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was too close to call early Wednesday as the vote count continued. NewsNation, France 24, HuffPost and CBS News all report the race as too close to call. HuffPost reports that with most votes counted, Colom had 462,821 votes to Hyde-Smith's 462,778, a gap of 43. CBS News reports the margin was under 30 ballots with 97 percent counted. France 24 says the race remains neck and neck among the midterm contests still uncalled.
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The Mississippi Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith is too close to call as the vote count continues.
Across the spectrumReported byFar Left1Left1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Left
- HuffPost
- Left
- CBS News
- Center
- NewsNation, France 24
With most votes counted, HuffPost reports Colom had 462,821 votes to Hyde-Smith's 462,778.
One outletHuffPost· Far Left
CBS News reports the margin was under 30 ballots with 97 percent of votes counted.
One outletCBS News· Left
France 24 reports the race remains neck and neck among the midterm races still uncalled.
One outletFrance 24· Center
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Every side reports the race as too close to call while the count continues. Left-side outlets stress the razor-thin margin and the share of votes counted, while the center describes the race as neck and neck among uncalled contests.
the left
3 outlets
Left-side headlines lead with the razor-thin margin and the progress of the count, with HuffPost stressing that most votes are already counted.
Mississippi Senate race at razor thin margin as vote count continues
CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
2 outlets
Center headlines state plainly that the race is too close to call, with France 24 framing it as neck and neck among the uncalled midterm races.
Mississippi Senate race too close to call
NewsNationCenterAll center headlines the right
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From the left
3 outletsLeads with
- razor-thin margin
- votes counted so far
- Trump's 2024 margin in the state
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- NPRLeft
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.
- HuffPostFar Left
Mississippi Senate Race Too Close To Call With Most Votes Counted
Donald Trump won the state by more than 20 percentage points in 2024.
- CBS NewsLeft
Mississippi Senate race at razor thin margin as vote count continues
The margin in Mississippi's Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith is separated by less than 30 ballots with 97% of the votes counted.
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- too close to call
- race still uncalled
- neck and neck
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- NewsNationCenter
Mississippi Senate race too close to call
- France 24Center
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.
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First to report
CBS News, Nov 4, 1:57 AM EST
Center
2 hr 25 min later
Its first report, Nov 4, 4:22 AM EST
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- CBS NewsLeftNov 4, 1:57 AM EST
- HuffPostFar LeftNov 4, 2:00 AM EST
- France 24CenterNov 4, 4:22 AM EST
- NewsNationCenterNov 4, 4:39 AM EST
- NPRLeftNov 4, 6:57 AM EST
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