Mississippi Senate race heads to an extended vote count and possible ballot battle
NBC News reports that Democrat Scott Colom leads Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 65 votes in a Mississippi Senate race that may take days to resolve, with thousands of outstanding mail and affidavit ballots and no state mechanism for a recount or contest. Democrats already hold a Senate majority without the state. Colom says he is prepared to litigate, while Hyde-Smith's campaign and national Republicans signal legal readiness.
