Scott Colom leads with over 4,400 votes ahead of Cindy Hyde-Smith in U.S. Senate race

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - As of Wednesday afternoon, Democrat Scott Colom is leading Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by just over 4,400 votes in unofficial results in the U.S. Senate race.

At approximately 3:10 p.m. Nov. 11, Colom has 471,757 votes, or 49.2%, to Hyde-Smith’s 467,353 votes, or 48.7%.

Colom currently has a lead of 4,404 votes.

An estimated 98.6% of the votes are in.

The Senate race winner may not officially be called until later this week. The state’s official certification is due Friday, Nov. 13.

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