{
  "id": 18346507,
  "title": "Democrat Scott Colom adds to lead in Mississippi Senate ballot counting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/democrat-scott-colom-adds-to-lead-in-mississippi-senate-ballot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:29:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6201459-colom-leads-hyde-smith-mississippi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Democrat in Mississippi’s Senate race expanded his narrow lead over the incumbent senator Wednesday, possibly giving Democrats yet another seat to pad their majority. Democrat Scott Colom now leads Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) by just more than 1,800 votes, according to Decision Desk HQ, with a smattering of remaining ballots being slowly added by...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Democrat locked in Deep South Senate stunner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/democrat-locked-in-deep-south-senate-stunner",
        "published": "2026-11-05T17:56:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "3rd place Mississippi Senate candidate says he did not spoil tight race for Democrat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/3rd-place-mississippi-senate-candidate-says-he-did-not-spoil-tight",
        "published": "2026-11-05T19:02:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}