{"id":18158,"date":"2026-11-11T21:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=18158"},"modified":"2026-11-11T21:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:02:59","slug":"colom-extends-slim-lead-over-hyde-smith-in-mississippi-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=18158","title":{"rendered":"Colom extends slim lead over Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6.png 701w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) extended his slim lead by more than 3,000 votes over Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) ahead of two crucial ballot deadlines in the week after Democrats saw sweeping victories in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hill\u2019s election partner Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) found that, with around 95 percent of ballots counted, Colom is slight ahead with 49.11 percent compared to Hyde-Smith\u2019s 48.79 percent \u2014 or 470,266 votes to 467,183, respectively \u2014 as of 10:31 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independent Senate candidate Ty Perkins holds the third place spot at 2.1 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These updates come ahead of a Tuesday deadline for provisional ballots and for the receipt of mail-in absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colom, a Black attorney, has maintained a narrow lead in one of the biggest surprises of last week\u2019s midterm elections, with the race still too close to call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, he called out prominent election forecasters for underestimating his chances of defeating Hyde-Smith in their election ratings, name-dropping the Cook Political Report most notably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt some point, we have to talk about \u2026 \u2018prognosticators\u2019 who had me and other southern candidates labeled as solid R for much of the campaign cycle,\u201d the Democrat wrote on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey made it much more difficult to fundraise and are part of the reason the South has been neglected for so long,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey\u2019re only a reflection of the past and mysteriously avoid any accountability when they\u2019re wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the numbers, Hyde-Smith has remained optimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Magnolia State race marks one of two Senate races that have not yet been determined. The Alaska Senate race between Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and former at-large Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is also still open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peltola has expanded her own narrow lead over Sullivan as well. The former lawmaker notched 49 percent to the incumbent\u2019s 47.2 percent as of 11:13 p.m. EST on Monday, with 245,470 ballots counted so far, according to unofficial results from Alaska\u2019s Division of Elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state, under rank choice, will run an instant run-off election if neither candidate collects 50 percent of the first-choice votes and the process repeats until a candidate notches the majority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) extended his slim lead by more than 3,000 votes over Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) ahead of two crucial ballot deadlines in the week after Democrats saw sweeping victories in the midterm elections. 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