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Scott Colom extends lead over Hyde-Smith
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Key Points:
- Democratic nominee Scott Colom holds a narrow lead over incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's Senate race, with a margin of 0.27 percentage points and 97% of votes counted.
- Tuesday marked the deadline for resolving affidavit or provisional ballots and receiving mail-in absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day in Mississippi.
- Mississippi and Alaska remain the only two Senate races not yet called, with both featuring tight margins that could influence Senate control.
- Democrats have flipped seven Republican-held Senate seats, securing at least 54 seats and a Senate majority starting in January.
- If Colom wins, he would become Mississippi's first Black senator since the Reconstruction Era; meanwhile, Alaska's race may proceed to ranked-choice voting if neither candidate surpasses 50%.
