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Democrats Pump Funds Into Scott Colom Senate Bid

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Democratic candidate Scott Colom is challenging Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith for Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seat.
U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned for Hyde-Smith in Corinth, warning he could not risk losing.
National Democrats injected new funds into Colom’s campaign after he was excluded from a $40 million battleground allocation.
More than 56,000 absentee ballots were cast by Oct. 27, up from 22,221 in 2022.

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Democratic candidate Scott Colom is challenging Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith for Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seat.
U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned for Hyde-Smith in Corinth, warning he could not risk losing.
National Democrats injected new funds into Colom’s campaign after he was excluded from a $40 million battleground allocation.
More than 56,000 absentee ballots were cast by Oct. 27, up from 22,221 in 2022.