Mississippi Senate Race

2026 Election • Class 2
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held March 10, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Scott Colom 109,817 79.6%
Priscilla Williams-Till 28,075 20.4%

Republican Primary

Held March 10, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Cindy Hyde-Smith 127,852 80.8%
Sarah Adlakha 30,344 19.2%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Party
Republican
Open Seat
No
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Polls
1 polls

General Election Polling Trend

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Race Ratings

Cook Political Report

Solid R

Inside Elections

Solid R

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Safe R

Candidates

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $3,825,455
Cash on Hand: $2,535,896

Scott Colom Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $2,384,921
Cash on Hand: $847,046

General Election Polling Average

Democrat
38.0%
Republican
44.0%
Margin
R+6.0
Last Poll
Aug 15, 2026

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more — subscribe for the full history. How accurate is each pollster? →

PollsterDateSampleMoEDemRep
Data for Progress (D) partisan·D ±4.1 D-sponsored 2026-08-15 1018 LV ±3.00 Scott Colom 38.00% Cindy Hyde-Smith 44.00%

Questions About This Race

Who is winning the 2026 Mississippi Senate race?

Cindy Hyde-Smith leads Scott Colom 44% to 38% in the PollingSource polling average — a R+6.0 margin based on 1 poll from the last 30 days.

Is the 2026 Mississippi Senate race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

What does the latest poll of the 2026 Mississippi Senate race say?

The most recent public poll, from Data for Progress (D) (completed August 15, 2026), found Scott Colom (D) at 38% and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) at 44%.

When is the 2026 Mississippi Senate race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Appointed 2018, won special and 2020

Independent Expenditures Updated 7 hours ago

$2,754,761
Total IE Spending
$1,313,002
Support
$1,441,759
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