In Mississippi, voters await cliffhanger Senate result with hope and frustration
Summary
Mississippi’s Senate race remains undecided, with Democrat Scott Colom ahead of Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 2,500 votes, less than 1% of the total. Thousands of mail and provisional ballots remain to be counted; a Colom win would make him Mississippi’s first Black senator in more than 140 years and increase the Democratic Senate majority-elect to 55 seats.Key Facts
- The latest tally gives Colom a lead of about 2,500 votes over Hyde-Smith.
- Mississippi’s deadline to certify the results is Friday, while the deadline for mail and provisional ballots is Tuesday.
- State officials estimate that 12,000 to 20,000 provisional ballots were cast; about 15,500 had been processed by Tuesday morning.
- A Colom victory would end Mississippi Republicans’ Senate winning streak, which began in 1982.
- Colom would be the state’s first Black senator in more than 140 years if he wins.
- The article says the Alaska Senate race also remains uncalled.
- Both parties have sent legal teams to Mississippi, raising the possibility of challenges over the result.
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