Democrat Scott Colom adds to lead in Mississippi Senate ballot counting

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How it spread - 8 original reports, 7 reprints

1. Wed, 4 November 2026

   2 reports
   • 24sata (Croatia)07:17
     Borba za svaki glas: U utrci za Senat u Mississippiju razlika je tek 28 glasova, vodi demokrat

     Ako Colom zadrži prednost, mogao bi postati prvi demokrat koji je osvojio mjesto u američkom Senatu u Mississippiju još od 1982. godine. Riječ je o tradicionalno republikanskoj saveznoj državI

   • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)19:14first to report
     Bastion republikanów runie? Zaledwie 65 głosów różnicy w Missisipi

     Scott Colom, kandydat Partii Demokratycznej, prowadzi różnicą zaledwie 65 głosów w wyborach do Senatu USA w Missisipi. Przy przeliczonych 96 proc. głosów wciąż pozostaje ok. 50 tys. kart. Wynik może mieć historyczne znaczenie dla stanu, który od ponad 40 lat nie wybrał demokraty do izby wyższej.

2. Thu, 5 November 2026

   2 reports
   • Index.hr (Croatia)09:59
     Demokrati blizu osvajanja još jedne republikanske utvrde

     DEMOKRAT Scott Colom blizu je povijesnog preokreta u Mississippiju, gdje bi mogao postati prvi senator svoje stranke u toj državi nakon 44 godine.

   • The Hill17:29
     Democrat Scott Colom adds to lead in Mississippi Senate ballot counting

     The Democrat in Mississippi’s Senate race expanded his narrow lead over the incumbent senator Wednesday, possibly giving Democrats yet another seat to pad their majority. Democrat Scott Colom now leads Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) by just over 1,800 votes, according to Decision Desk HQ, with a scattering of remaining ballots being slowly added by counties...

3. Fri, 6 November 2026

   3 reports
   • The Guardian World18:51
     Lawyers descend on Mississippi as vote counting continues in razor-thin Senate race

     Democratic and Republican lawyers and groups trade sharp legal letters about procedures for counting ballots in tight race Democrat Scott Colom is on the verge of winning a Senate seat in Mississippi in a stunning upset, but ballots are still being counted in a close race where Colom holds a lead of just under 2,000 votes over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. Losing ruby-red Mississippi would be the final straw for Republicans after a midterm sweep by Democrats that turned Texas and South...

   • NPR News19:50
     No one knows how many ballots are outstanding in Mississippi's Senate race

     The razor-thin margin between GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom is shining a light on an election process in Mississippi that is among the slowest and most decentralized in the U.S.

     7 reprints

     • kwbu.org6 Nov, 19:50their copy
     • wfsu.org6 Nov, 19:50their copy
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     • wrkf.org6 Nov, 19:50their copy
     • wgcu.org6 Nov, 19:50their copy
     • kazu.org6 Nov, 19:50their copy
     • kedm.org6 Nov, 23:00their copy
   • sandiegouniontribune.com22:12
     Why it’s still too early to call the US Senate race in Mississippi

     The estimate of outstanding votes as of 4:45 p.m. ET is now closer to 30,000 votes.

4. Sat, 7 November 2026

   1 report
   • PBS NewsHour17:54
     Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on

     The state is still tallying ballots that could make Colom the first Black senator from this Deep South state since post-Civil War Reconstruction.