Mississippi
Too close to call (our R call pulled)R +3.3closes 8:00 pm ET
87% in · Hyde-Smith +1.0, Delta still out, runoff if nobody tops 50%
Likely R
Who's running
Cindy Hyde-SmithR49.4% · 87% inIncumbent
Cindy Hyde-Smith was appointed to the Senate in 2018 and has won two elections since. She was state agriculture commissioner and a state senator before that. She started out as a Democrat and switched parties in 2010.
What they say they'll do
- Senator since 2018
- Former agriculture commissioner
- Strong Trump supporter
Scott ColomD48.4% · 87% in
Scott Colom has been a district attorney in northeast Mississippi since 2016. He was the first Black prosecutor in Columbus. President Biden picked him for a federal judgeship, but the Senate never voted on it.
What they say they'll do
- District attorney since 2016
- Blocked judicial nominee
- Raised about $2.4 million
Ty PinkinsI2.2% · 87% in
Ty Pinkins is an Army veteran and lawyer. He was the Democratic nominee for Senate in 2024 and lost. He left the party in 2025 to run as an independent.
What they say they'll do
- Army veteran and lawyer
- 2024 Democratic nominee
- Left the party in 2025
The tea ☕
- Hyde-Smith blocked Colom's 2022 federal judge nomination by refusing to return a 'blue slip.' She cited his views on transgender rights and a Soros-funded PAC. The Senate never took it up, and now he is running against her.
- Cook moved this race from Solid to Likely Republican on October 20 after polls showed it closer than expected. Trump held a rally in Corinth for Hyde-Smith.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Mississippi
- https://www.mississippifreepress.org/meet-the-candidates-for-us-senate-in-mississippis-nov-3-elections/
- https://political.org/2026/10/20/cook-political-report-shifts-minnesota-senate-race-toward-gop-south-carolina-toward-democrats/
- https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-rallies-hyde-smith-mississippi-senate-race-1828322
- https://poliwave.com/us/senate
- https://www.270towin.com/poll-closing-times