<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=14mAH2_1GzZpuzP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=14mAH2_1GzZpuzP00" width="1024" height="682" ><figcaption>Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom speaks to the press in Jackson, Miss., on Nov. 6, 2026. MFP Photo by Nick Judin</figcaption></figure><p>Scott Colom’s lead on Cindy Hyde-Smith continues to grow as Mississippi counties begin reporting accepted affidavit and absentee ballots around the state and turn toward certifying their election results.</p><p>Colom’s lead now stands at 4,404 votes as of 1:57 p.m. Tuesday. Hinds County, Mississippi’s largest county, reported a short while ago that Colom had earned 703 of its accepted affidavit ballots compared to Hyde-Smith’s 96. </p><p>Assistant Editor Kevin Edwards joins the MFP after spending more than six years in newspapers around Mississippi. A native of El Paso, Texas, Kevin moved to Cleveland in Bolivar County when he was 10 years old and has spent most of his life in the Mississippi Delta. He graduated from Delta State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in liberal studies, as well as a master’s in journalism from the University of Memphis. Following his education, he spent a year with the Birmingham, Alabama-based nonprofit Impact America in its Memphis office as an AmeriCorps member, providing free vision screenings to young children and free tax preparation for working families. His time as a reporter includes nearly four years with The Greenwood Commonwealth in Greenwood, as well as The Bolivar Commercial in Cleveland and The Commercial Dispatch in Columbus. Kevin lives in Sidon, just outside Greenwood city limits in Leflore County.</p></div></body>

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Scott Colom’s lead on Cindy Hyde-Smith continues to grow as Mississippi counties begin reporting accepted affidavit and absentee ballots around the state and turn toward certifying their election results. Colom’s lead now stands at 4,404 votes as of 1:57 p.m. Tuesday. Hinds County, Mississippi’s largest county, reported a short...

Colom’s Statewide Lead Now at 4,404 Votes, Associated Press Reports

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Scott Colom’s lead on Cindy Hyde-Smith continues to grow as Mississippi counties begin reporting accepted affidavit and absentee ballots around the state a

Colom’s Statewide Lead Now at 4,404 Votes, Associated Press Reports

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