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Politics● Low2h ago · Nov 7, 2026, 12:08 AM

How Scott Colom turned his Mississippi Senate race into a nail-biter

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) is fighting for her political life as Democrat Scott Colom threatens to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the midterms in a state that hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1982. Before polls closed Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) gave Hyde-Smith a 91 percent chance of winning her…

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