Inside Mississippi's ballot counting in tight Senate race
Summary
Mississippi election officials are counting ballots in a close U.S. Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. With 96% of votes counted Thursday morning, Colom led by just over 1,000 votes; officials said all ballots must be counted by November 13.Key Facts
- The race is between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- Colom led by just over 1,000 votes with 96% counted as of Thursday morning.
- Mississippi officials said ballot counting must be completed by November 13.
- If elected, Colom would be the first Black U.S. senator elected in Mississippi since 1875.
- The report shows election workers counting ballots at a county election commission building.
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