Mississippi's Wildcard Senate Race | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

Mississippi’s Senate race is heating up as Democrat Scott Colom, a Black prosecutor with a Republican father, takes on GOP incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in a high-stakes bid to flip the state’s conservative stronghold. Colom’s campaign taps into Mississippi’s voting rights history and economic frustrations, contrasting his prosecutorial record with Hyde-Smith’s spending and policy promises. While Hyde-Smith paints him as too liberal and out of touch, Colom’s grassroots support and lower-cost media strategy could make this a surprise contender for Senate control — especially as national Democrats…