Hyde-Smith claims she still has the lead; Colom responds dryly
3 Nov 5 4:08 AM · 3d ago · 10 articles · 3 videos · 34 posts · 2 comments · 6 sources · development 3 of 8
Hyde-Smith told supporters overnight she believed she was ahead and would remain senator, according to Mississippi station WLOX; asked about the comments, Colom offered a terse retort.
“Bless her heart.”
Scott ColomScott Colom Democratic Senate candidate
Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican incumbent senatorAaron Hitefield Assistant professor, Political Science, MississippiMississippi Republican Party State GOP organization
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 5 claims were published in its stretch
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first by ABC News, 3d ago · also Forbes Business, CBS News, The Hill
3 more headlines
- Mississippi’s Tight Senate Race Likely Won’t Feature A Recount—Here’s Why Forbes Business · 3d ago
- Mississippi Senate race still too close to call with 95% of ballots counted CBS News · 3d ago
- Mississippi has an unexpectedly close Senate race but no recount procedure The Hill · 3d ago
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first by Mastodon, 3d ago · also Guardian
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first by Mastodon, 3d ago · also NBC News
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first by Forbes, 3d ago
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1 outlet Mississippi’s Unbelievable Blue Turn
first by Mother Jones, 3d ago
On air 3 segments · click to watch, arrow keys to move
What people said 21 voices · best of 23 · verbatim
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BREAKING on MS NOW: Scott Colom's lead in the Mississippi Senate race has expanded to 1,138 votes.
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Election nerditry: Mississippi is getting a lot of attention, with it's razor-thin margin in the still-not-yet-fully-counted Senate contest and lack of a recount provision in its election law. Whoever wins, the loser is virtually guaranteed to feel unsatisfied by a process that denies them a safeguard that's available in some form in every other…
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They're very accurate, (called every race correctly last night) and in total they've recalled I think 3-4 projections but are still like 99% and usually the first to call it. AP is the most accurate, but they're basically last and after most networks/orgs have called it.
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One of Election Day’s most surprising results still isn’t final: the extraordinarily close Mississippi Senate race between Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom, who could become the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction.
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RE: https:// federate.social/@mattblaze/117 561577009039459 Good thread.
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Nah, his goal was to play spoiler to keep Cindy out, and he campaigned in majority white areas that were projected to go towards her, while staying away from the counties projected towards Colom. He seems to have accomplished what he set out to do.
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Democrat leads by dozens of votes in surprisingly tight Mississippi Senate race If Democrat Scott Colom wins the race, he could become the first black US senator elected in Mississippi since 1875. By Brandon Drenonand & Madeline Halpert
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Hinds County has begun counting affidavit ballots in Mississippi's U.S. Senate race and expects to have results by 4:30 p.m. Follow here for the latest updates: https://www. mississippifreepress.org/liveb log-mississippis-2026-u-s-senate-election-results/
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——————————————————————- The latest AP update—Colom now leads by 1,138.
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“Democrat Scott Colom’s lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has grown from 65 earlier to 1,138 votes with an estimated 96% of votes counted. Significant votes are still outstanding in Democratic-friendly Hinds County, as well as thousands of affidavit ballots.” https://www. mississippifreepress.org/liveb…
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A stunningly close result in Mississippi With 96% of the vote in, just a few dozen votes separate the Senate candidates https://www. cbsnews.com/news/mississippi-s enate-race-results-2026-midterms/
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Just half of the 26 candidates Trump endorsed for the US Senate had won their elections as of Wednesday at 5pm ET, according to a Guardian tally. Of the 23 candidates for state governor endorsed by Trump, only nine had won their elections. Twelve were defeated, with two races still to be called. The president’s endorsed House candidates fared…
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What’s delaying US midterm election calls in Mississippi and Alaska? https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/w hats-delaying-us-midterm-election-calls-in-mississippi-and-alaska?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Global News @ global-news-AlJazeera
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This whole thread from @ mattblaze is great. It's about "Risk-Limiting Audits" and why every election should have them (looking at you, Mississippi):
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Scott Colom is ahead, but still too close to call Mississippi U.S. Senate Midterm Election 2026: Live Results https://www. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elec tions/mississippi-senate-results
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RE: https:// federate.social/@mattblaze/117 561577009039459 Thread (short but readable!) on why traditional recounts are an outdated, partial solution. And that we know how to do better!
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RE: https:// federate.social/@mattblaze/117 561577009039459 I was wrongly assuming that a recount and court challenges were likely in the Mississippi Senate race.
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Mississippi update: AP has moved it from 96% counted to 95% counted. https:// apnews.com/projects/elections- 2026/mississippi-us-senate-results/ # politics
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If you want to keep up with the Mississippi result ⬇️ They’ve just started counting Hinds County affidavit ballots. Liveblog: Mississippi's 2026 U...
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https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/live/2 026/nov/05/midterm-elections-live-latest-updates-mississippi-senate-race?CMP=share_btn_url
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Mississippi Senate Live Results 2026 https://www. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elec tions/mississippi-senate-results
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