Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Mississippi’s nailbiting wait to find out who won the southern state’s US Senate race is nearly over, a week after the midterm elections – and the contest could deliver the state its first Democratic senator in nearly four decades. Scott Colom, the Democrat, holds a lead of about 2,500 ballots (less than 1%) over his Republican opponent, the incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to the latest tally. If he wins, Colom would become the Magnolia State’s first black senator in over 140 years. He would also pad the Democratic Senate majority-elect to 55 seats, with a knife-edge race in Alaska still to be called. The Democrat’s razor-thin advantage has defied political gravity in a conservative fortress that President Donald Trump won in 2024 by over 22 points.” (11/11/26)