{
  "id": 18179176,
  "title": "What to know about recounts in Mississippi with razor-thin margin in Senate race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/what-to-know-about-recounts-in-mississippi-with-razor-thin-margin-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T20:35:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/recounts-mississippi-razor-thin-margin-senate-race/story?id=137844445"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Senate race in Mississippi between incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom is currently within a razor-thin margin of a few dozen votes, with 96% of the expected vote reporting. As of Wednesday morning, both candidates had 48.9% of the vote, with Hyde-Smith having 65 more votes than Colom. Mississippi does not have a formal recount process in place for such close races, and candidates cannot request a recount. However, a candidate can perform a ballot box exam and examine ballot materials after the election is certified, and if issues are found, they can file a legal challenge. The Secretary of State's office confirmed that there may still be uncounted mail ballots or provisional ballots, known as affidavit ballots, which could impact the final outcome.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Votes are still being counted to see who will represent Mississippi in the Senate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/votes-are-still-being-counted-to-see-who-will-represent-mississippi",
        "published": "2026-11-04T11:57:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Mississippi Senate race too close to call",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/mississippi-senate-race-too-close-to-call",
        "published": "2026-11-04T12:13:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}