Key facts
- President Donald Trump campaigned in Mississippi on Monday ahead of the Nov. 3 congressional elections.
- The Mississippi Senate race is unexpectedly competitive, giving Democrats an opening.
- Trump carried Mississippi by nearly 23 percentage points in 2024.
- Democrats last won a Senate seat in Mississippi in 1982.
President Donald Trump traveled to Mississippi on Monday for a campaign rally, part of a final push ahead of the Nov. 3 congressional elections. The visit comes as a US Senate race in the deeply Republican state has become unexpectedly competitive, offering Democrats a rare opening. Trump has been visiting traditionally Republican states as his party strategists express concern over various races nationwide. Democrats last secured a Senate seat in Mississippi in 1982, and Trump himself won the state by nearly 23 percentage points in 2024. However, incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith faces a challenge from Democrat Scott Colom and independent Ty Pinkins. Democrats have invested in the race, with Senate Majority PAC announcing a $1.2 million ad campaign for Colom and dispatching figures like former Vice President Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg to support him.