Mississippi Senate Showdown Exposes Recount Law Gaps

CNN’s Annie Grayer goes inside a ballot-counting center in Mississippi as absentee ballots are counted. Democratic candidate Scott Colom and the state’s incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith are locked in a razor-thin Senate race following Tuesday’s election.

As Democrats took a victory lap, President Trump distanced himself from a dismal GOP showing as the White House was left to reckon with a historic rout.

While razor-thin election margins in American politics typically spark anticipation of recounts, there is no such process in place in Mississippi, where the Senate race is current

Registration verification problems, misleading text messages and ballot scanner malfunctions are creating challenges for voters across the US.

Around 100 students waited to vote on campus at Jackson State University for the 2026 midterm elections. The turnout was much higher than last year.

Democrats have won control of Congress, but there are still some outstanding races we’re watching: The margin in the Mississippi Senate race is razor-thin, with Democrat Scott Colom currently leading Republican Sen.

Mississippi officials are taking steps to prevent ballot shortages as high voter turnout is expected this cycle.

Expect breezy conditions as voters go to the voting polls today, Tuesday, November 3, with chances of severe weather later and into Wednesday morning.