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Mississippi Senate: Hyde-Smith vs. Colom

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), incumbent · Scott Colom (D)

65 stories from 44 outlets · Stories updated Nov 12, 2026, 9:59 AM ET · Summary updated Nov 12, 2026, 12:57 PM ET · Report an error

Race called · as reported by the outlets below

Scott Colom

The Associated Press called the race for Scott Colom, and multiple outlets report that Colom defeated incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. [1][2]

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What's established

  • Democrat Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to win a Mississippi U.S. Senate seat. [1][2]
  • Colom is the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. [1][2]
  • Colom is the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Mississippi since 1982. [1]
  • The election results were confirmed and the race remained uncalled for more than a week following Election Day. [1][2]

How the coverage differs

Left-leaning coverage

  • Scott Colom: Left-leaning outlets emphasize the narrow margin of Colom's victory and connect the outcome to subsequent White House warnings regarding potential investigations. [1]
  • Scott Colom: Left-leaning coverage portrays Colom's victory as an overcoming of systemic voter suppression and highlights Hyde-Smith's past opposition to Colom's judicial nomination as a 'full-circle' moment. [1]
  • Scott Colom: Outlets focus on the historic significance of Colom's candidacy and the emotional reactions of Black voters viewing the potential outcome as a long-awaited shift in representation. [1]
  • Left-leaning reports emphasize the potential for a 'blue tsunami' reaching deep-red territory and describe the midterm results as a major Democratic win. [1]

Right-leaning coverage

  • Scott Colom: Right-leaning outlets highlight bipartisan congratulations from a GOP governor and prominent Democrats while describing the victory as a 'historic upset' in a 'deep-red' state. [1]
  • Outlets present the post-election count through a brief factual lens without extensive coverage of candidate rhetoric. [1]
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith: Right-leaning coverage highlights Republican confidence that late-counted ballots would favor the GOP and notes Donald Trump's defense of Pete Hegseth. [1]

What each side leaves out

Left-leaning coverage leaves out

  • Left-leaning coverage omits mention of Republican confidence regarding late-counted ballots. [1]

Right-leaning coverage leaves out

  • Right-leaning coverage omits the emotional reactions of Black voters and the historical significance highlighted by Colom's supporters. [1]
  • Right-leaning reports omit references to past disputes over Colom's judicial nomination. [1]

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