# Democrat Scott Colom's lead grows in Mississippi Senate race with certification days away

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6 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo News, Nov 11, 2026, 9:03 AM · Read it: <https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/mississippi-senate-latest-scott-coloms-lead-over-cindy-hyde-smith-tops-3000-votes-as-deadline-looms-150352218.html>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 1:44 PM: [Mississippi Senate race leans Democratic as Colom's lead grows](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mississippi-senate-race-results-2026-midterms/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States)
  The Senate race in deep-red Mississippi remains unresolved, as Democrat Scott Colom has mounted a surprisingly competitive challenge to incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- Nov 10, 2026, 3:55 PM: [Mississippi Senate: Scott Colom leads Hyde-Smith by more than 3,000 votes](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/10/mississippi-senate-scott-colom-hyde-smith.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States)
  Tuesday was the deadline for provisional ballots to be resolved in Mississippi, and the deadline for the receipt of mail-in absentee ballots.
- Nov 10, 2026, 4:09 PM: [Opposition to Schumer leading Senate grows amid calls for a ‘new generation’ from Democrats](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4799317/opposition-chuck-schumer-leading-senate-new-generation-democrats/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  The chorus of Democrats demanding the party move on from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) grew louder on Tuesday from across the caucus’s ideological spectrum as the balance of power prepares to shift in Washington. Schumer has led Senate Democrats for nearly a decade. But the 75-year-old now faces a fight for survival when
- Nov 10, 2026, 10:25 PM: [Scott Colom says tight Mississippi Senate race is almost over](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxQbi16NXNCdllzaERKdVh2Q0xnZzJCWl92Z2hzMElnbDRKOEdPMXdROGZqalphSHVJTmdscV9qN3FaenliX2NfanR6TXZ5NklFTVFBcjQ2OEpTRG5SSFpoRkJGUS1oMnkxbmpfS3hGMUdsbjBKS0lINXozaXc1MGJWU2JRa21yQm9tNnR1QTBYbjdJUi1hblZnSDgtNnoySWNMa3ZXSGtkaUVmZlVFSmJYdVh0Y3NFZl83TndEWVhDWWQ?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:55 AM: [Colom extends slim lead over Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate race](<https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6212685-mississippi-senate-race-scott-colom-cindy-hyde-smith-update/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) extended his slim lead by more than 3,000 votes over Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) ahead of two crucial ballot deadlines in the week after Democrats saw sweeping victories in the midterm elections. The Hill’s election partner Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) found that, with around 95 percent of ballots counted,…
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:03 AM: [Democrat Scott Colom's lead grows in Mississippi Senate race with certification days away](<https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/mississippi-senate-latest-scott-coloms-lead-over-cindy-hyde-smith-tops-3000-votes-as-deadline-looms-150352218.html>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States)
