Overview
- Both Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom held final campaign events across the state to energize supporters and press turnout in the closing hours before voting.
- The Cook Political Report moved the contest from “solid Republican” to “likely Republican,” reflecting polling and outside attention that show the race is closer than earlier expectations.
- Colom released a closing ad filmed at civil rights leader Medgar Evers’s home and drew larger crowds at a church event where Rep. Bennie Thompson spoke to boost Black voter mobilization.
- Hyde-Smith ran on her record during a multi-stop bus tour through towns including Tylertown, Flora, Grenada, and Starkville and urged supporters to deliver what she called a “big win.”
- An independent candidacy and recent national spending raise the stakes by potentially splitting votes and making turnout patterns the decisive factor as results remain pending.