# Colom builds on slim lead in Mississippi, as AP calls for Democrat

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4 outlets covering · First listed: The Hill, Nov 11, 2026, 5:06 PM · Read it: <https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6214689-colom-leads-hyde-smith/>

Democrat Scott Colom has built on his lead in the closely watched Mississippi Senate race, now ahead of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) by nearly 4,500 votes, or about half a percentage point. The latest batch of votes came as heavily Democratic Hinds County wraps up counting its absentee and affidavit ballots. The county, which includes…

AI summary (may contain mistakes): Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi's U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to an Associated Press race call reported by NPR. The Washington Post and The New York Times reported that Colom will be the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- 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)
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:05 PM: [Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat](<https://abcnews.com/Politics/democrat-colom-mississippis-black-senator-100-years-ap/story?id=137984057>) — ABC News (TV network, United States)
  Democrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:06 PM: [Colom builds on slim lead in Mississippi, as AP calls for Democrat](<https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6214689-colom-leads-hyde-smith/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Democrat Scott Colom has built on his lead in the closely watched Mississippi Senate race, now ahead of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) by nearly 4,500 votes, or about half a percentage point. The latest batch of votes came as heavily Democratic Hinds County wraps up counting its absentee and affidavit ballots. The county, which includes…
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:17 PM: [Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxQWVhHbUI5UEJZcjRYVlZSa05MeTctRTZ3WXdUaXU1eTVzNl9zZ2h2dmRURWYwV0RZVVdaTUEwUC01VUtfNTJHYXpTbkU4WHVWOHNyaldUM1VQUkVCMEtkQ3VIYUVOa2FvdDdnZ2hXdUd4WWJjOUtnS2R5T1FjV3N0NUNFcXZ3MW02RTRSUW9rWU5Ra3c0eXFDczRTT3J5R3FEOUZMSg?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States)