Key facts
- Colom told NBC News that Democrats unfairly gave up on Mississippi voters.
- Colom said he remained confident he would prevail against Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- The report described the Mississippi Senate race as too close to call.
Democrat Scott Colom criticized his party for writing off Mississippi, telling NBC News in an interview published November 5, 2026, that Democrats unfairly gave up on voters in the state. Colom, photographed in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 1, remained confident he would prevail in the Senate race against Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to the report, which described the vote count as too close to call.
The report did not give a vote count, a margin or a date for the outcome. It also did not state whether the race had been called.