How Scott Colom turned his Mississippi Senate race into a nail-biter

Politics The Hill By Sarah Fortinsky 07 Nov 2026 00:08 1 min read
How Scott Colom turned his Mississippi Senate race into a nail-biter

Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) is fighting for her political life as Democrat Scott Colom threatens to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the midterms in a state that hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1982. Before polls closed Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) gave Hyde-Smith a 91 percent chance of winning her...

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