# Mississippi Senate result hinges on thousands of ballots awaiting review

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mississippi-voters-reflect-on-surprising-senate-race-as-count-continues/
- Published: 2026-11-11T01:08:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T01:13:32+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/mississippi-voters-reflect-on-surprising-senate-race-as-count-continues
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Mississippi’s Senate race remains uncalled as officials review ballots.
- More than 100,000 absentee ballots were cast.
- Voters report registration and address problems.

## Summary

New coverage highlights how voters and election officials are dealing with Mississippi’s unusually large number of ballots still awaiting review, as the state’s close Senate race remains undecided. Democrat Scott Colom could unseat Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and become Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction; the result could also affect the size of the Democrats’ Senate majority.

More than 100,000 people voted absentee by mail, and thousands cast provisional ballots that require eligibility checks. Officials in all 82 counties must examine the ballots and submit results by Friday. Some voters say they were mistakenly removed from the rolls or had incorrect address details, while a voter education group says people are confused about the process and worries some ballots may not be counted.

## Coverage

- [PBS NewsHour: Mississippi Senate result hinges on thousands of ballots awaiting review](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/mississippi-voters-reflect-on-surprising-senate-race-as-count-continues)
- [New York Times: Ballot Deadlines Pass in Mississippi Senate Race After Considerable Struggles](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/elections/mississippi-ballots-election-laws.html)

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