Cindy Hyde-Smith comments on tight Senate race against Scott Colom
Hyde-Smith said thousands of votes remain outstanding as she trails Scott Colom by 2,575 votes in a race that could hinge on absentee ballots.
- On Tuesday, incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith urged Mississippi to "keep counting" as she trails Democratic challenger Scott Colom by 2,575 votes in her first on-camera remarks since Election Day.
- Independent candidate Ty Pinkins argued a third-party bid was necessary to hold Republicans below 50%, a strategy that defined the historically tight race as Colom maintains a slim lead.
- During a Friday press conference, Harya Tarekegn of the Mississippi Center for Justice stressed the need for transparent ballot counting, while NAACP National President and CEO Derrick Johnson cited a 30-day gap between voter registration closing and poll book printing.
- Mississippi is poised to send its first Black Senator to Washington in over 100 years, a potential milestone reflecting decades of grassroots organizing to increase political participation in the state's largest Black community.
- Advocates continue pushing for the Robert G. Clark, Jr. Voting Rights Act to address systemic barriers, while organizers stress that ensuring every ballot is counted remains essential as the state finalizes this closely watched election.
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Senator Cindy Hyde Smith speaks on election - WXXV News 25
Senator Cindy Hyde Smith was on Capitol Hill Tuesday, briefly sharing her thoughts on the Senate race. Watch the video above to hear what she had to say. Categories: Featured, Local News, Mississippi State News Tags: Cindy Hyde-Smith, election
Scott Colom has already won
Democrat Scott Colom hasn’t yet won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race. The state is still tallying ballots that could make Colom the first Black senator from Mississippi since …1881.We’ll probably know by Friday. It will depend on a process playing out in election offices across Mississippi’s 82 counties, where local officials are receiving and examining absentee and provisional ballots. As of Monday morning, Colom’s lead over Republican incumbent …
A sensation is in the making in the southern American state: the Black Democratic candidate could win a Senate seat there. For residents, it is an important moment.
Ty Pinkins Says His Campaign Benefited Scott Colom. Others Are Skeptical.
Ty Pinkins, the independent candidate in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate election, has been making the media rounds since Election Day, arguing that his third-party bid helped Democratic candidate Scott Colom by siphoning votes from the Republican incumbent, Cindy Hyde-Smith. But many are questioning Pinkins’ statements and motives, and citing his own comments during the campaign as […]
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