Mississippi Senate race remains too close to call

Politics · First reported 4 Nov, 12:13 · Updated 13:16

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With nearly all ballots counted, Scott Colom held a lead of just over 2,000 votes and less than one percentage point over incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to the centre report. The right-side report emphasizes a shift from polls that had suggested Hyde-Smith would win comfortably.

With nearly all ballots counted, Scott Colom led Cindy Hyde-Smith by a little over 2,000 votes and less than one percentage point.
The race was still too close to call early Wednesday.
The right-side report says recent polls suggested Hyde-Smith would win comfortably, but describes the election-day result as a close contest.

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Key facts

Race status: Too close to call early Wednesday
Reported lead: Colom led by a little over 2,000 votes and less than 1 percentage point
Count status: Nearly all ballots had been counted
Candidates: Scott Colom and incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith