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MIDTERMS 2026 - SENATE

Mississippi

LIKELY R R-held

Election day is Tuesday, November 3 - 7 days away.

DEMOCRAT

Scott Colom

District attorney for Mississippi's 16th Circuit District; Hyde-Smith blocked his 2022 nomination to the federal bench. source

REPUBLICAN - INCUMBENT

Cindy Hyde-Smith

U.S. senator since a 2018 appointment, re-elected 2022; previously state agriculture and commerce commissioner (2012-2018). source

Where they differ

Only issues they disagree on. Each position is something the candidate said, voted for or published, linked to where.

Medicaid and ACA subsidies

COLOM

His first priority: restore the 2025 law's Medicaid cuts and the expired ACA insurance subsidies. source

HYDE-SMITH

Stands by her vote for the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill; says cutting fraud will lower health costs. source

Tariffs

COLOM

Calls tariffs "a sales tax" that hurt soybean farmers; would work to end them. source

HYDE-SMITH

Said in April 2025 she was "pretty excited about benefits that will come from the tariffs." source

Taxes

COLOM

Would end federal income tax under $75,000, paid for by higher taxes on the wealthy. source

HYDE-SMITH

Backs the 2025 law's tax cuts; says Democrats would "put those taxes back in place." source

War with Iran

COLOM

Wants Congress to reclaim its war powers and end the war. source

HYDE-SMITH

Voted against a war powers resolution to halt the Iran operation; says the president has the authority. source

Congressional stock trading

COLOM

Wants to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks. source

HYDE-SMITH

Voted against a 2025 committee measure to ban members and spouses from trading individual stocks. source

The money

Each campaign's own filings with the Federal Election Commission, for the whole 2026 cycle. Reports are filed on different days, so check the date under each name.

RAISED

Colom $4.4M

Hyde-Smith $6.3M

SPENT

Colom $3.4M

Hyde-Smith $5.0M

CASH LEFT

Colom $1.0M

Hyde-Smith $1.4M

Colom: through 2026-10-14; Hyde-Smith: through 2026-10-14. Source: FEC, read 2026-10-23.

Outside groups

Money super PACs, parties and other groups reported spending on their own to help or hurt each candidate.

Scott Colom

to help $785K

to hurt $0

Cindy Hyde-Smith

to help $134K

to hurt $1.5M

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC for the 2026 cycle, primary included. Groups that do not have to report (some issue ads) are not counted.

Mississippi right now

How the state is doing going into the vote, from the people who count it.

JOBLESS RATE

3.3%

US: 4.2%

September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary. Source: BLS

GAS, REGULAR

$3.82

US: $4.27

State average on 2026-10-27. Source: AAA

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Cindy Hyde-Smith by United States Senate, Public domain.

Positions checked 2026-10-23. Things they agree on are left out on purpose. Spot something wrong? Use the feedback button and we will fix it.