US midterm elections 2026 live: Democrats eye historic upset in Mississippi Senate race as Republican blame game begins
Summary
Democrats won a sweeping victory in the 2026 midterms, but Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remain unresolved. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,138 votes with about 96% of ballots counted; the state has no law that automatically triggers a recount. Republicans offered different explanations for their losses, citing Trump’s absence from the ballot, the Iran war and campaign spending choices.Key Facts
- Vote counting in Alaska was expected to continue into Thursday.
- Scott Colom led Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,138 votes, with almost 96% of Mississippi’s vote counted.
- Mississippi has no law on the books for initiating a recount.
- Democrats have not won a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi since 1982.
- Donald Trump carried Mississippi by 22 points in 2024.
- JD Vance blamed Trump’s ongoing war in Iran for the Republican losses.
- Ron DeSantis said Republicans failed to target campaign ads on issues that would motivate voters.
- AP exit polls found that voters named the cost of living and government corruption as their top issues.
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