# Mississippi reaches deadline to count Senate ballots; Democrat still has lead

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Post, Nov 9, 2026, 6:11 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/09/mississippi-senate-race-ballot-deadline-looms-scott-colom-lead-grows/>

Mississippi has no provision for automatic vote recounts, so a candidate who wants to contest an outcome must wait until results are in and file a lawsuit.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 9, 2026, 6:11 PM: [Mississippi reaches deadline to count Senate ballots; Democrat still has lead](<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/09/mississippi-senate-race-ballot-deadline-looms-scott-colom-lead-grows/>) — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Mississippi has no provision for automatic vote recounts, so a candidate who wants to contest an outcome must wait until results are in and file a lawsuit.
- Nov 10, 2026, 3:23 PM: [The outstanding ballots that could decide the Mississippi Senate race](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxPZnJ2OGlvNml1azJxVnJxOXlEOTB2RU5vSzRfVXJBd2ltTEk4WHNRMnhhemM0d3l1M1hPSzVHYTVEV0QxbGg5UldMa09sdE5TWURKNVVVU3A4ekNobUsyR2ZWSGFIRF9xOTV4djZyc0xwWXotRmNmbkhPdlFLNXRQVGZvWEcxck5qeHd1MlBYVEhFMGRh?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 6:20 PM: [Ballot Deadlines Pass in Mississippi Senate Race After Considerable Struggles](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/elections/mississippi-ballots-election-laws.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
  The tight race between Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and her Democratic challenger, Scott Colom, has highlighted the difficulties that stringent elections laws present to voters.