Mississippi Senate Race: Scott Colom Narrowly Leads Cindy Hyde-Smith

According to CNBC, Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,813 votes in Mississippi’s uncalled Senate race, with more than 95% of ballots counted as of 6:17 p.m. ET Thursday. Colom had 49.04% of counted votes, compared with 48.85% for Hyde-Smith; independent candidate Ty Pinkins had 2.1%. A final result may not be available until next week as additional ballots are counted. Mississippi does not have an automatic recount provision.