Mississippi Senate Race

2026 Election • Class 2
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Primary

Primary held March 10, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Scott Colom 109,817 72.9%
Priscilla Williams-Till 28,075 18.6%
Albert Littell 12,749 8.5%

Republican Primary

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

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

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 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? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 Mississippi Senate race competitive?

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

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 90 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 6 hours ago

$985,209
Total IE Spending
$888,103
Support
$97,106
Oppose

Top Spenders

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