JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign has released the following statement as the Senate race between Democratic challenger Scott Colom and Hyde-Smith remains undecided.
“Mississippians turned out in strong numbers yesterday, and the race for U.S. Senate remains extremely close as counting continues. With the vast majority of Election Day ballots reported, the margin is measured in just dozens of votes. We have thousands of outstanding ballots, including affidavit and absentee ballots, which still must be processed and verified under Mississippi law.
Our campaign is closely monitoring the remaining count. We remain confident that when every legally cast vote is fully and accurately counted, Mississippians will have reelected Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Cindy is deeply grateful to the hundreds of thousands of Mississippians who cast their ballots supporting strong borders, energy independence, and accountability in government. We thank the election workers and local officials across the state who are working diligently to ensure the integrity of this election.”
As of 3 a.m. Wednesday, Colom held a razor-thin lead of just 43 votes out of more than 925,000 cast — leading Hyde-Smith 462,821 to 462,778 with an estimated 95.6% of ballots tabulated. Independent candidate Ty Pinkins garnered 19,935 votes.
Tuesday night, Smith voiced confidence in keeping her seat, saying “the Democrats got out and worked,” but that there “wasn’t enough of them.”
Colom voiced confidence as well during a press conference on Wednesday, saying “we’re going to win this.”
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