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Mississippi Senate race too close to call
Scott Colom leads by 2,500 ballots in a race that could deliver Mississippi its first Democratic senator in nearly four decades.
In brief
Scott Colom leads by 2,500 ballots in a race that could deliver Mississippi its first Democratic senator in nearly four decades. Mississippi's Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith remains too tight to call, with Colom holding a lead of less than one percent. Originally…
Colom leads by 2,500 ballots
Democrat Scott Colom holds a lead of about 2,500 ballots, less than one percent, over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's Senate race.
First Democratic senator in decades
If Colom wins, Mississippi would have its first Democratic senator in nearly four decades, a significant shift in the state's political representation.
Historic moment for Black representation
A Colom victory would make him the Magnolia State's first Black senator in over one hundred forty years, marking a historic milestone.
The essence
Mississippi's Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith remains too tight to call, with Colom holding a lead of less than one percent.
