Closest Senate Races in History as Scott Colom Clinches Victory
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Summary
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race by 5,611 votes. His win was the narrowest Senate result reported in the 2026 midterm elections and made him the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since Reconstruction.Key Facts
- Colom received 474,742 votes, compared with Hyde-Smith’s 469,131.
- The reported vote shares were 49.24 percent for Colom and 48.66 percent for Hyde-Smith.
- Officials called the race more than a week after Election Day while they reviewed absentee mail-in and provisional ballots.
- Colom was serving as district attorney for Mississippi’s 16th Judicial District.
- The closest Senate race listed was New Hampshire’s 1974 contest, which initially ended with Republican Louis C. Wyman ahead of Democrat John A. Durkin by two votes.
- Minnesota Democrat Al Franken defeated Republican Norm Coleman by 312 votes in 2008.
- Democrats gained eight Senate seats in the midterms and held at least 55 seats, while Alaska’s Senate race remained uncalled.
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