Scott Colom Extends Narrow Lead Over Cindy Hyde-Smith as Mississippi Ballot Deadlines Hit

According to CNBC, Democrat Scott Colom led incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,607 votes in the Mississippi Senate election as of 4:30 p.m. ET, with 953,547 votes counted and an estimated 97% of the vote in, according to the Associated Press. The margin was 0.27 percentage points; independent candidate Ty Pinkins had 20,034 votes. Tuesday was the deadline to resolve affidavit or provisional ballots and to receive mail-in absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3.