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Side-by-side close-up portraits of Mississippi U.S. Senate candidates Scott Colom, a bald man in a blue blazer and open white shirt speaking to camera, and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a blonde woman in a dark jacket and patterned scarf, divided by a thin white line
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Nearly a Million Mississippians Voted — and at Dawn, Just 43 Votes Separated the Senator From the Man She Once Blocked

4 November 2026 · 6 min read