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Politics● Low4d ago · Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM

‘Voter apathy’ toward Hyde-Smith could be factor in Mississippi Senate race: Professor

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A Mississippi political science professor said voters seemed to be “really enthusiastic” about Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom, but when it comes to his opponent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), “there was a lot of voter apathy.” “Colom’s a really high-quality candidate,” Aaron Hitefield, assistant professor in the Mississippi State University Department of Political Science and…

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