Democrat leads by dozens of votes in surprisingly tight Mississippi Senate race
Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith are locked in a tight race for a US Senate seat in Mississippi, a state that has not elected a Democratic candidate to the upper chamber in more than 40 years. With 96% of votes counted by Wednesday evening, Colom was leading by 1,138 votes, with about [...] The post Democrat leads by dozens of votes in surprisingly tight Mississippi…
In a surprising outcome, Democrat Scott Colom is leading the tight US Senate race in Mississippi by 1,138 votes, with about 50,000 ballots still to be counted on Wednesday evening. The race comes as Democrats gained control over Congress, winning seats in states like South Carolina, Texas and Kansas, which had not elected Democratic senators in decades.
Colom is the first black US senator elected in Mississippi since 1875. Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, the first woman to represent Mississippi in Congress, has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Despite leading early on, Hyde-Smith's campaign was described as "lackluster" by political analyst Julie Wronski, who said Hyde-Smith relied on the state's conservative base.
The Democratic Party poured extra funding into the race, seeing an opportunity to flip the seat. Mississippi, home to nearly 40% African American population, overwhelmingly votes Democratic. The race is expected to be called by November 10, as the state does not have automatic recounts or allow candidates to request recounts.
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