2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican



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. [1]

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One-term Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was reelected in 2020 with 54.1% of the vote after being appointed in 2018 and subsequently winning a special election that same year. She is running for a second full term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Executive Branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Sarah Adlakha (R)$201,126$409$200,717
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)$2,868,684$1,582,925$1,454,301
Source: Federal Election Commission [5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Scott Colom, district attorney for the 16th Judicial District of Mississippi (2016–present) [6]

Filed paperwork

  • Albert Littell [7]

Withdrawn

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Ty Pinkins (I)$39,340$39,564$5,392
Source: Federal Election Commission [5]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Inside Elections [9] Solid RAugust 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid RAugust 18, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11] Safe RAugust 12, 2025
Race To The WH [12] Safe RSeptember 4, 2025

References

  1. ↑ "United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Corder, Frank (May 9, 2025). "Hyde-Smith draws GOP challenger as Democrats target her Mississippi U.S. Senate seat". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, J. T. (March 7, 2024). "Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announces she will seek reelection in 2026". Supertalk Mississippi . Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "2026 Election United States Senate - Mississippi". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ McRae, Emma (September 3, 2025). "Colom announces Senate run for Hyde-Smith's seat". The Commercial Dispatch . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Albert R Littell FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1895228".
  8. 1 2 McLaughlin, Grant (July 1, 2025). "Pinkins leaving MS Democratic Party, running as independent. What to know". The Clarion Ledger . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  11. ↑ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  12. ↑ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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