Mississippi Senate race too close to call as Colom leads Hyde-Smith

Mississippi's Senate race remains too close to call, with Democrat Scott Colom leading incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,010 votes (49.1% to 48.8%) in the deeply conservative state. Colom, a Black prosecutor, has overcome significant barriers in a state where the last Democratic senator was elected in 1947. His campaign focused on mobilizing voters, aided by restrictive voting laws that disproportionately affect Black residents, who make up 37% of the population. Final results await mail-in ballots arriving by November 10, with roughly 3,600 expected and up to 15,000 provisional votes pending verification. Recounts remain possible. Hyde-Smith, who previously won by 10 points, has vowed to retain her seat.