2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi
The 2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. A runoff election will be held December 1, 2026, if no candidate gets majority of the vote. Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith is seeking re-election to a second term. She is being challenged by Democratic Lowndes County district attorney Scott Colom.
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2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi
The 2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. A runoff election will be held December 1, 2026, if no candidate gets majority of the vote. Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith is seeking re-election to a second term. She is being challenged by Democratic Lowndes County district attorney Scott Colom.
Primary elections were held on March 10, 2026. Facing a challenge from physician Sarah Adlakha, Hyde-Smith won the Republican nomination with 80.8% of the vote. Colom won the Democratic nomination with 73% of the vote against U.S. Marine Corps veteran Albert Littell and Priscilla Williams-Till, a cousin of Emmett Till.
Mississippi has been represented by Republicans in the U.S. Senate since 1989, Democrats have not won a Senate election in Mississippi since (/wiki/1982UnitedStatesSenateelectioninMississippi).
Republican primary
Nominee
• Cindy Hyde-Smith, incumbent U.S. senator
Fundraising
<table><thead><tr><th>Campaign finance reports as of December 30, 2025</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Candidate</td><td>Raised</td><td>Spent</td><td>Cash on hand</td></tr><tr><td>Sarah Adlakha (R)</td><td>$315,917</td><td>$280,254</td><td>$35,663</td></tr><tr><td>Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)</td><td>$4,391,524</td><td>$2,059,518</td><td>$2,493,548</td></tr><tr><td>Source: Federal Election Commission</td></tr></tbody></table>
Results
Results by county Hyde-Smith
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent)</td><td>127,058</td><td>80.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Sarah Adlakha</td><td>30,152</td><td>19.2</td></tr><tr><td>Total votes</td><td>157,210</td><td>100.0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Democratic primary
Nominee
• Scott Colom, district attorney for the 16th Judicial District of Mississippi (2016–present)
Eliminated in primary
• Albert Littell, U.S. Marine Corps veteran • Priscilla Williams-Till, teacher and cousin of Emmett Till
Withdrawn
• Ty Pinkins, lawyer, nominee for Secretary of State in (/wiki/2023Mississippielections#Secretaryofstate), and nominee for U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesSenateelectioninMississippi) (running as an independent)
Fundraising
<table><thead><tr><th>Campaign finance reports as of December 30, 2025</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Candidate</td><td>Raised</td><td>Spent</td><td>Cash on hand</td></tr><tr><td>Scott Colom (D)</td><td>$1,021,962</td><td>$323,212</td><td>$698,750</td></tr><tr><td>Source: Federal Election Commission</td></tr></tbody></table>
Results
Results by county Colom
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Democratic</td><td>Scott Colom</td><td>108,245</td><td>73.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic</td><td>Priscilla Williams-Till</td><td>27,475</td><td>18.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic</td><td>Albert Littell</td><td>12,549</td><td>8.5</td></tr><tr><td>Total votes</td><td>148,269</td><td>100.0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Third-party and independent candidates
Declared
• Ty Pinkins (Independent), lawyer, Democratic nominee for Secretary of State in (/wiki/2023Mississippielections#Secretaryofstate) and U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesSenateelectioninMississippi)
Fundraising
<table><thead><tr><th>Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Candidate</td><td>Raised</td><td>Spent</td><td>Cash on hand</td></tr><tr><td>Ty Pinkins (I)</td><td>$79,244</td><td>$81,879</td><td>$2,980</td></tr><tr><td>Source: Federal Election Commission</td></tr></tbody></table>
General election
Predictions
<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>August 12, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>October 14, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>August 12, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race To The WH</td><td>Safe R</td><td>September 4, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>