Elections Intelligence

Mississippi U.S. Senate

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY R
Scott Colom Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
7.7¢REPUBLICAN 93.6¢
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Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican · Incumbent
Also on the ballot: Ty Pinkins (I).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 10-point Republican hold in 2020, priced at 93.6¢ today.

Likely R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Prior result · Lean RR+9.98 in 2020. Polling · Likely RR+13 — Impact Research, Apr 20. Market · Likely RR 93.6¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 93.6¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
R+13
Impact Research ↗ B Jun 18 - 22, 25 · n=500 LV R+13 D SPONSOR
Impact Research (D) ↗ April 8–12, 2026 · n=500 LV R+3 D SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+9.98

Hyde-Smith, Cindy (R)

54.11 — 44.13 · 2020 general election

def. Espy, Mike (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.6 to 1
Scott Colom$2.38M
Cindy Hyde-Smith$3.83M

PULLED 08-22 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 03-10 · HELDRunoff 04-07 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled · I settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄