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Democrat Scott Colom eyes historic Mississippi Senate seat

8/8/2026

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Democratic nominee Scott Colom is challenging Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seat, aiming to flip it.
Colom would be Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction and the first new Democratic senator from the state since the 1940s.
Through June, Hyde-Smith raised $3.8 million with $2.5 million left while Colom’s total stood at $2.8 million with $850,000 remaining.

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Democratic nominee Scott Colom is challenging Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seat, aiming to flip it.
Colom would be Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction and the first new Democratic senator from the state since the 1940s.
Through June, Hyde-Smith raised $3.8 million with $2.5 million left while Colom’s total stood at $2.8 million with $850,000 remaining.