# GOP pins hopes in Mississippi Senate race on late-arriving ballots it asked Supreme Court to strike down

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gop-pins-hopes-in-mississippi-senate-race-on-late-arriving-ballots-it-asked-supreme-court-to-strike-down/
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:25:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T18:37:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4794101/gop-pins-hopes-mississippi-senate-race-mail-in-ballots/
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Colom leads Hyde-Smith by 1,724 votes.
- About 95.6% of votes had been counted.
- Both parties are watching outstanding ballots closely.

## Summary

Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is narrowly behind Democratic challenger Scott Colom in an unexpectedly close Mississippi Senate race. Republicans are hoping that a Supreme Court ruling against counting certain late-arriving mail ballots will benefit Hyde-Smith, though the result remains uncertain.

Colom leads by 1,724 votes, with about 95.6% counted as of midday Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The race has not been called, and most outstanding votes are expected to be provisional ballots and late-arriving mail ballots, which both parties believe could favour their candidate.

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