Mississippi U.S. Senate 2026: Live Midterm Election Results, Hyde-Smith vs. Colom

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The New York Times posts live results for Mississippi's 2026 U.S. Senate race, where with 68 percent of votes counted Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith leads Democrat Scott Colom 51.0 to 46.8 percent, a margin the Times' estimates call a tossup; Colom would be Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction. The page also tracks a sweeping national night, with Democrats projected to win Republican-held Senate seats in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Ohio, and James Talarico holding a wide lead over Ken Paxton.

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