Scott Colom Is Overperforming Affidavit Ballots in North Mississippi—Even in Hyde-Smith Friendly Counties
A Mississippi Free Press news article reports that Democrat Scott Colom is overperforming among affidavit ballots in several completed North Mississippi counties in the 2026 U.S. Senate race, while Cindy Hyde-Smith needs significant gains to overcome his 2,010-vote statewide lead. Across Alcorn, Chickasaw and Itawamba counties, Hyde-Smith netted just 71 affidavit votes, and many other counties had no totals yet, including Lee County's 1,545 ballots cast and Clay County, which will count between Nov. 10 and Nov. 12, 2026.
