2026 results · Mississippi · Mississippi Senate
Scott Colom, the Democrat, leads in the race for Mississippi's Senate seat
Colom leads by 2,645 votes of 953,463 counted. Donald Trump carried Mississippi by 22.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 23.2-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott ColomDemocrat | 468,032 | 49.1% | |
| Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican, incumbent | 465,387 | 48.8% | |
| Ty PinkinsIndependent | 20,044 | 2.1% |
Not called: within 1.5 points, it goes to the count and the state's recount rules. How we call races →
Nearly all of the expected vote counted953,463 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:06 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through Mississippi, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 82 counties compared moved 23.2 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 78% as many votes as in 2024, from 98% in Humphreys County to 61% in George County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.46).
DeSoto County moved most: R+24.1 for president in 2024, D+6.1 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
DeSoto County added 22,364 net votes for Colom against the 2024 margin, 8% of the statewide change
Across the 82 counties compared, the margin moved by 283,721 votes toward Colom: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- DeSoto County+22,364 Colom
- Harrison County+19,774 Colom
- Rankin County+19,695 Colom
- Jackson County+15,716 Colom
- Madison County+9,981 Colom
- Lee County+9,328 Colom
- Pearl River County+8,614 Colom
- Lamar County+8,304 Colom
18 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Colom this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first; the 17 largest of 18, leaving out any under 2,000 votes in 2024.
- DeSoto CountyR+24.1D+6.1
- Madison CountyR+17.3D+0.8
- Forrest CountyR+17.9D+10.3
- Lowndes CountyR+8.2D+16.1
- Lafayette CountyR+21.8D+1.2
- Oktibbeha CountyR+0.3D+22.4
- Warren CountyR+4.0D+13.4
- Pike CountyR+3.5D+17.7
- Marshall CountyR+7.3D+15.9
- Panola CountyR+14.8D+12.3
- Copiah CountyR+6.1D+13.5
- Grenada CountyR+16.3D+3.1
- Yazoo CountyR+2.4D+19.3
- Winston CountyR+18.2D+4.1
- Chickasaw CountyR+13.7D+8.0
- Jasper CountyR+5.0D+13.8
- Yalobusha CountyR+20.9D+1.9
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Mississippi’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Mississippi’s ballot
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 3–1, now R 3–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are Scott Colom minus Cindy Hyde-Smith, in points of all votes.