Mississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom
The Hill reports that Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith conceded Mississippi's Senate race to Democrat Scott Colom on 11 November 2026, after a week in which Colom held a razor-thin, too-close-to-call lead, and Decision Desk HQ projected the race for him shortly after. Colom becomes the first Black senator from Mississippi since the Reconstruction Era, further cushioning Democrats' new Senate majority, though Hyde-Smith's narrow loss is likely to spark legal action and her campaign's lawyers have already faced Colom's camp calling a records-preservation demand unlawful.
