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Mississippi Senate midterm race unresolved with surprisingly competitive challenge by Democrat
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Mississippi Senate race remains undecided with Democrat Scott Colom narrowly trailing incumbent GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by just a few dozen votes as 96% of ballots are counted.
- Colom, a district attorney and seventh-generation Mississippian, mounted a strong challenge focusing on cost of living and healthcare, surprising many given Mississippi's strong Republican lean.
- Democrats have flipped multiple GOP Senate seats nationwide, securing a majority in the chamber, and a Colom victory would further bolster their control.
- Despite Mississippi's history of voting Republican by large margins and not electing a Democratic senator since 1982, Colom's campaign gained significant traction in traditionally conservative counties.
- The final size of the Democratic Senate majority remains uncertain as the Alaska Senate race is also still unresolved.
