Mississippi Senate race too close to call

Mississippi Senate race too close to call

Mississippi Senate race too close to call

The Mississippi Senate race remains too close to call, with Democratic challenger Scott Colom holding a razor-thin lead over Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by less than one percentage point. In one count the two were separated by just 43 votes out of nearly a million cast. Thousands of affidavit ballots still have to be counted, and Hinds County paused its tally overnight, so the result could take days. There is no runoff in a federal general election in Mississippi, so whoever finishes first wins the seat.

The Mississippi Senate race remains too close to call, with Democratic challenger Scott Colom holding a razor-thin lead over Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by less than one percentage point. In one count the two were separated by just 43 votes out of nearly a million cast. Thousands of affidavit ballots still have to be counted, and Hinds County paused its tally overnight, so the result could take days. There is no runoff in a federal general election in Mississippi, so whoever finishes first wins the seat.

The Mississippi Senate race remains too close to call, with Democratic challenger Scott Colom holding a razor-thin lead over Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by less than one percentage point. In one count the two were separated by just 43 votes out of nearly a million cast. Thousands of affidavit ballots still have to be counted, and Hinds County paused its tally overnight, so the result could take days. There is no runoff in a federal general election in Mississippi, so whoever finishes first wins the seat.