# Lawyers descend on Mississippi as Senate race remains too close to call

https://mins.news/en/item/132931

- The Guardian, 2026-11-06 18:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/06/mississippi-senate-race-vote-counting-lawyers

> Mississippi is still counting ballots in a tight Senate race, with Democrat Scott Colom ahead of Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by just under 2,000 votes. The sides are exchanging sharply worded legal letters over how to handle remaining ballots, while lawyers and volunteers monitor counting in all 82 counties.

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