# Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith to flip Mississippi Senate seat after 44 years

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/democrat-scott-colom-makes-historic-win-as-he-flips-mississippis-senate-seat-blue-for-the-first-time-in-four-decades/
- Published: 2026-11-11T23:11:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T23:17:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16268771/Mississippi-Democrat-Scott-Colom-Senate-midterms.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Scott Colom has narrowly flipped Mississippi’s Senate seat.
- The result followed days of counting absentee and provisional ballots.
- Democrats gained their eighth Senate seat in the midterms.

## Summary

Newly counted absentee and provisional ballots confirmed Scott Colom’s narrow victory over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, flipping Mississippi’s Senate seat to the Democrats for the first time in 44 years. The result is an unexpected upset in a state Donald Trump carried by 23 points in 2024, and gives Democrats their eighth Senate seat pickup.

When the Associated Press called the race on Wednesday, Colom led by 4,669 votes, less than half a percentage point; the article provides no final margin. The 43-year-old prosecutor campaigned on economic discontent and drew attention with adverts responding to Hyde-Smith’s comments about high beef prices. Hyde-Smith, who took office in 2018, had Trump’s backing, while Colom was endorsed by Bill Clinton, Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith to flip Mississippi Senate seat after 44 years](https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16268771/Mississippi-Democrat-Scott-Colom-Senate-midterms.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Politico: Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom to Senate in massive upset](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/11/scott-colom-wins-mississippi-senate-01161555)

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