Mississippi

Mississippi Senate 2026

Safe RGeneral

Incumbent: Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) is up for re-election in Mississippi. Statewide federal races there have gone Republican by comfortable margins in recent cycles, and we rate this contest safe Republican.

Primary resultCalled
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)Scott Colom (D)

Called by NBC News, Mississippi Today · Mar 10, 2026 · unofficial

Polling below predates this result.

Cindy Hyde-Smith
U.S. Senator (incumbent)
Sarah Adlakha
Physician
Scott Colom
District Attorney, 16th Circuit
Albert Littell
USMC veteran
Priscilla Williams-Till
Democratic candidate
Ty Pinkins
Attorney; 2024 Democratic Senate nominee

Historical Context

Last Election (2024)

Roger Wicker won by 24.8 pts
Ty Pinkins
36.8%
Roger Wicker
61.6%

Presidential Lean

2024R+17.5
2020R+16.5
2016R+17.8
DR

Expert Ratings

Cook Political:Safe R
Sabato:Safe R
Split Ticket:Safe R

State Profile

Pop: 3.0M
Med. Age: 38.1
Urban: 49.4%
College: 23.9%
Racial / Ethnic Breakdown
White 56.9%Black 37.2%Hispanic 3.3%Asian 1%Other 1.6%

Polling Status

No senate polling data available for this race yet. Historical context and expert ratings are shown above.

Prediction Markets

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