Scott Colom has won the U.S. Senate election in Mississippi, defeating Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, CNN projects.
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Updated Mississippi U.S. Senate toplines:
🔵 Colom: 470,651 (+384), 49.1%
🔴 Hyde-Smith: 467,305 (+205), 48.8%
Colom leads by 3,346 votes (0.35 points), a net gain of 179 votes across the two vote drops.
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@MrMakeItwright@Popstonox no i know it wasn’t the official televised vote but as far as i understood it today was the “secret ballots” that elects the leaders. isn’t that how jim jordan won minority leader?