Scott Colom Maintains Narrow Lead Over Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate Race
Democratic nominee Scott Colom holds a slim lead of 2,607 votes over incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate election. With approximately 97% of the votes counted, the margin stands at just 0.27 percentage points. The race remains undecided as officials process affidavit ballots and postmarked mail-in absentee ballots following Tuesday's deadlines. The contest is significant as Mississippi has not elected a Democratic senator since 1982. A victory for Colom would make him the first Black senator from the state since the Reconstruction Era. Simultaneously, attention remains on Alaska, where Mary Peltola holds a narrow lead over Dan Sullivan in a race that may require ranked-choice voting to determine a winner.
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