Breaking News · November 7, 2026, 3:51 AM CST
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Video: The Hill, November 6, 2026 — “Democrat Scott Colom leads in tight Mississippi Senate race”. Matched to this story by shared names and terms in its title; watch the original for full context.
On the record
“JD, habibi — there is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January,” El-Sayed said in a victory speech, referring to Vice President JD Vance.[2]
The numbers in the reporting
How 5 outlets are reporting it
- Why it’s still too early to call the US Senate race in Mississippi (AP News)
- Mississippi U.S. Senate Midterm Election 2026: Live Results (NBC News)
- Midterm Elections Live Updates: Democrats’ Lead in Mississippi Senate Race Grows (The New York Times)
- These are the races in the House and Senate that haven't been called yet (NPR)
- Scott Colom Flips Forrest County, Named for Ku Klux Klan Founder Nathan Bedford Forrest (Mississippi Free Press)
What The New York Times reports
Democrats have won at least 253 seats in the House and 54 in the Senate, but about two dozen remain too close to call.
In Mississippi, the Democratic edge is about 2,500 votes.
– Erin Schaff/The New York Times – Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times – Rory Doyle for The New York Times – Rory Doyle for The New York Times – Philip Cheung for The New York Times – Mario Tama/Getty Images – Christopher Miller for The New York Times Latest Scott Colom, the Democratic Senate nominee in Mississippi, held a slim but growing lead on Friday, as election officials continued to count votes in a race that could expand the Senate majority that Democrats secured in the midterm elections.[2]
What is not yet confirmed
- Federal officials had claimed that the administration had cross-referenced an assortment of databases to produce a list of thousands of “likely noncitizens” that it alleged were on voter rolls in California.[2]
What the official record says
the Qu EDU site (poll) says, in its own words:
This is the highest percentage of voters thinking that the U.S. is too supportive of Israel since Quinnipiac University first asked this question of registered voters in January 2017.[3]
"Netanyahu gets poor marks from American voters as their appetite for supporting Israel wanes, with the share of voters who think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel hitting a new high," added Malloy.[3]
the Ca site (oag) says, in its own words:
Department of Justice attorney in another case recently acknowledged that its lists have a “high error rate.” “Next week, the Trump Administration would have faced tough questions in court about its list of suspected noncitizens.[4]
the Ms site (sos) says, in its own words:
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Secretary of State's Office has partnered with Experian® to bring a new level of reliable data for county election commissioners to utilize in maintaining Mississippi’s voter rolls.[5]
For many years, Mississippi has relied mainly on the National Change of Address (NCOA) information from the United States Postal Service to identify voters who have moved.[5]
How to Verify This Yourself
Each headline above links to that outlet’s own report. The quoted passages come from the first two of those reports that could be retrieved in full.
References
- NBC News. Mississippi U.S. Senate Midterm Election 2026: Live Results. ↩
- The New York Times. Midterm Elections Live Updates: Democrats’ Lead in Mississippi Senate Race Grows. ↩
- the Qu EDU site (poll). 6/24/26 – 60% Of Voters Think U.S. Military Action Against Iran Was Not Worth It,
Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds;
Nearly Half T Primary (official source) ↩ - the Ca site (oag). Attorney General Bonta: Trump Administration Throws in the Towel, Drops Baseless Lawsuit Seeking to Disrupt California Elections | State of Primary (official source) ↩
- the Ms site (sos). Secretary of State's Office Partners with Experian® for New Voter Roll Maintenance Data | MS SOS Primary (official source) ↩
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