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Scott Colom leads Cindy Hyde‑Smith as affidavit ballots favor Colom

politicsNov 6, 2026301,258

With about 96% of returns posted, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by roughly 2,010 votes in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, and affidavit ballots in North Mississippi are overperforming for Colom, the Mississippi Free Press reports. In Alcorn County 172 affidavit ballots were cast and 126 accepted; Hyde-Smith got 75 affidavit votes (60.5%) to Colom’s 44 (35.5%), a much narrower margin than her 75.5%, 22.7% lead in the county overall, giving Colom a net +31 from those affidavits. In Chickasaw County 204 affidavits were cast and 105 accepted; Colom won 81 affidavit votes (77.1%) to Hyde-Smith’s 23 (21.9%) and netted +58 from that batch. In Itawamba County 324 affidavits were cast and 214 accepted; Hyde-Smith received 151 affidavit votes (70.9%) to Colom’s 53 (24.9%), but Colom still reduced her margin and Hyde-Smith netted +98 there. Rejection rates reported were 26.7% in Alcorn, 48.5% in Chickasaw and 34% in Itawamba; other North Mississippi counties are still finalizing or have not reported affidavit totals. Both campaigns say they remain confident in victory, but Hyde-Smith would need substantial gains from outstanding ballots for the result to flip; some counties, including Clay, plan to count affidavit ballots between November 10 and 12, meaning remaining affidavit counts could still affect the final margin.

Dr. Jack Brown
@drjackbrown.bsky.social

Forrest County, Mississippi, is named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, slave trader, and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Scott Colom is winning that deep red county.

2741h ago
Patricia1

Karma is wonderful at times.

Political Poll Bot
@pollresults.org

Colom's lead in the Mississippi Senate rate increases again to 2,107 votes. It seems like with every vote drop, his lean increases. Scott Colom (D) 467,300 - 49.06% Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) 465,193 - 48.84%

1831h ago
talia jane
@taliajane.bsky.social

btw this race still hasn’t been called yet (96% in) and scott colom leads incumbent cindy hyde-smith by 2,010 votes, with an estimated 38,000 votes left to be counted mississippi is on the verge of flipping purple.

Scott Colom Democratic Party 49.05% 467,066 votes Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican Party • Incumbent 48.84% 465,056 votes
1822h ago
talia jane27

looking at mississippi’s senatorial history is pretty interesting. the other gop senator was elected in 2007, and before that the class 1 senator was a democrat from 1881 until 1989, class 2 senators were democrat until 1978 (southern strategy happened in 1950s/1960s)

David Mizner4

Only logical that most provision ballots would got to Colom bc it's the ballots of his voters most likely to face "questions"

Kermit D1

I don't understand why this hasn't been called yet. From what I understand, most of the ballots left are from the more urban areas, which shockingly and typically vote (D). Every update has widened Colom's lead. Just get it over with already

LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸
@namwella1961.bsky.social

Newsweek: Scott Colom, Mississippi’s Democratic Senate candidate, has flipped Forrest County, a once reliably Republican county named for the Ku Klux Klan’s first Grand Wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest. This has been the most historic midterm in my lifetime. 💙 #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

72Just now
News to Remember
@moments2remember.link

KARMA!!! Come through Mississippi! 👊🏽👊🏽 She blocked him from becoming a Judge, now he has unseated. Senator Elect Scott Colom!! 💙💙

1051h ago
terio2.bsky.social10

Please don't post until it actually is called We don't do fake news

I, state your name5

It's not over yet. And those numbers aren't real. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

joe-cipale.bsky.social2

QUIT POSTING INACCURATE NEWS! This election has not been called yet.

Jeff Conner (not that one)1

Numbers are made up. There is another candidate with about 2%.

foxisacancer.bsky.social1

Yeah I don’t think those numbers are right, but let’s hope he is officially announced soon.

Daniel Drezner
@dandrezner.bsky.social

If I'm reading this right -- and I'd like to think that I am -- Scott Colom is gonna win the MS-SEN race. www.nytimes.com/2026/11/06/u...

981h ago
Jacob Kramer-Duffield3

yeah it's pretty much all over but the shouting

Jamie Dupree
@jamiedupree.bsky.social

5 vote drops today in Mississippi and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS has fallen further behind, now trailing by 2,029 votes

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Quoting this
Joseph In THEE OC 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇮🇱🏳️‍🌈3

This race needs to be called already. It’s all but over.

Mississippi Free Press
@mississippifreepress.org

Democrat Scott Colom is overperforming among affidavit votes in the race for U.S. Senate in several North Mississippi counties that have completed counting those ballots. Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith netted just 71 votes with affidavit ballots among the three.

592h ago
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Kevin76

this more than anything tells me it's over, if provisionals skew Colom in rural white North Mississippi (and they appear to) it's beyond over for Hyde-Smith.

°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ7

by the by, Mississippi's state flag vaulted from dead last up to top 10

Bob Geiger
@bobgeiger.bsky.social

Oh, man, Scott Colom is up by over 2,000 votes in the Mississippi Senate race. And the racists are more confused than Donald Trump at a salad bar.

511h ago
quellingly.bsky.social1

the largest remaining pool of uncounted votes

gila-1.bsky.social1

Does he think annointing "Chief" Stephen Miller will appease them? Last grasp at civil war? Sad.

integritycounts.bsky.social1

Cue the accusation of a rigged election 5,4,3,2,.....

Robin
@robinsloth.bsky.social

Scott Colom's lead in Mississippi has cracked 2,000 votes (2,009)!!

Latest results from 4m ago >95% of votes in AP Candidate Party Votes PercentPct. Scott Colom Dem. 467,086 +49.05% Cindy Hyde-Smith*incumbent Rep. 465,077 +48.84% Ty Pinkins Ind. 20,012 +2.10% Total reported 952,175
531h ago
Quoting this
Wendy Orent10

Never ever say your vote doesn’t count.

Walter MOONdale7

If Lane Kiffin was still at Ole Miss, and he did 2,010 counts of voter fraud, this wouldn't have happened.

Robin3

He's ahead 2,129 now! It keeps going up (and the NYT now has a tracker for each new batch they add, just for us true election sickos)

Paulette Feeney ❌️👑
@pauletteparis1.bsky.social

Let's help Cindy Hyde-Smith choose a different protein and a different job.

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Purple Jane
@purplejane252.bsky.social

Senator Scott Colom sure has a nice ring to it 💙

10Just now
Captive
@graceomalley.bsky.social

Scott Colom in Mississippi's Senate race is making steady gains as batches of votes trickle in and is > 2000 votes ahead as of 1 pm today. 🤞

Mississippi Senate Results Scott Colom Dem 467,066 49,05% Cindy Hyde-Smith Rep 465,056 48.84%
82h ago
Maureen McSki
@maureenmcski.bsky.social

On election night, Hyde-Smith all but declared victory “I blocked Scott Colom from being a federal judge, and you blocked him from being a U.S. senator,” she said to her watch party. Not so fast. When asked about Hyde-Smith’s victory declaration, Colom replied “Bless her heart.”

121h ago
Lewis Baston
@lewisbaston.bsky.social

If you’re as intrigued as I am by the Mississippi Senate count, this link goes deep into the weeds - ‘affidavit ballots’ and counties with sweaty magnolia-scented names www.mississippifreepress.org/liveblog-mis...

91h ago
3 sources
mississippifreepress.orgScott Colom Is Overperforming Affidavit Ballots in North Mississippi—Even in Hyde-Smith Friendly Countiesopen.substack.comScott Colom’s Likely Victory Is Karma Coming Back To Bite Mississippi Republicanswtva.comColom, Hyde-Smith remain confident in Senate victory

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