# How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call

- Source: NYT Politics
- Published: 2026-11-05T14:18:32+00:00
- Category: Politics
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/us/politics/mississippi-senate-race-democrat-colom-hyde-smith.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/how-colom-changed-a-long-shot-in-mississippi-into-a-race-too-close-to--d031c0/

Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.

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