Center · Read · November 4, 2026
Nov 4 ยท Mississippi's Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is still uncalled, with Colom ahead by fewer than 100 votes
Straight Arrow News: Mississippi Senate race separated by less than 100 votes with 96% counted
Grade B (82/100). Article: the count with 96% in, Colom's showing in a state Trump won by more than 20 points, and Hyde-Smith's and Colom's election-night remarks
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): 'what many expected to be a safe Republican race' (unnamed 'many'; no source)
Splits: Article: the count with 96% in, Colom's showing in a state Trump won by more than 20 points, and Hyde-Smith's and Colom's election-night remarks
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