Mississippi’s Senate race remained uncalled Wednesday, France 24 reported, while the Associated Press (AP) said Scott Colom could be the first Black person from the state to win a Senate seat since Reconstruction.
France 24’s Dheepthika Laurent described the contest as nearly even in the update. Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith is facing Democratic challenger Scott Colom, as EconoTimes reported in its earlier count coverage.
CBS News’ earlier tally showed Hyde-Smith and Colom separated by no more than 29 ballots after 97% of votes had been counted. Before Election Day, Reuters had described the matchup as competitive, an assessment EconoTimes covered in a pre-election story on the race.
AP reported that Mississippi last elected a Democrat to the Senate in 1982. Before the election, Republicans held 53 of the Senate’s 100 seats, AP reported.
