Mississippi Sen. Hyde-Smith's sure-thing re-election is now a dogfight too close to call

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Mississippi Sen. Hyde-Smith's sure-thing re-election is now a dogfight too close to call

Blaze Media · Nov 4, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC

Recent polls suggested that Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi was going to cruise to victory in her re-election race against George Soros- backed Democratic prosecutor Scott Colom. Like many of her GOP colleagues, Hyde-Smith had a rude awakening on Election Day. As of Wednesday morning, Hyde-Smith and Colom were tied at 48.…

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