Colom’s lead widens in Mississippi Senate race as final ballots are counted

First reported by New York Times at Tue 6:20 PM · 13 outlets in all

1. MS NOW6hHow Scott Colom won Mississippi’s Senate raceA changed electorate, a sliver of Trump voters and backlash against the president helped a Democrat win a state Trump carried by 23 points.
2. Financial Times(subscription required)8hScott Colom wins historic Senate race in MississippiDemocrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era
3. AP8hWhy AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
4. Washington Examiner8hScott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in historic upsetDemocrat Scott Colom unseated Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) in one of the biggest upsets in the 2026 midterm elections. Colom led with 49.2% when the Associated Press called the race at 5:58 p.m. EST. Hyde-Smith came in behind the Mississippi Democrat at 48.7%. President Donald Trump won the state in 2024 with 60.9% of the
5. ABC News8hDemocrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seatDemocrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects.
6. NPR8hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate raceDemocrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
7. CBS News8hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upsetDemocrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days.
8. PBS NewsHour8hScott Colom wins Senate election in MississippiDemocratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.
9. CNN9hCNN projects Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race
10. Washington Post(subscription required)14hColom’s lead widens in Mississippi Senate race as final ballots are countedDemocrat Scott Colom widened his lead over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday.
11. Yahoo News16hDemocrat Scott Colom's lead grows in Mississippi Senate race with certification days away
12. The Hill18hColom extends slim lead over Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate raceMississippi 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,…
13. New York Times(subscription required)31hBallot Deadlines Pass in Mississippi Senate Race After Considerable StrugglesThe tight race between Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and her Democratic challenger, Scott Colom, has highlighted the difficulties that stringent elections laws present to voters.