# Mississippi volunteers count ballots in knife-edge Senate race

https://mins.news/en/video/131564

- Reuters, 2026-11-05 23:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAWXM-Agtig

> Democrat Scott Colom has a narrow lead over Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s US Senate race. Election volunteers in the capital, Jackson, are processing affidavit ballots to ensure votes are handled properly.

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