Rankin County, Mississippi
County east of Jackson in central Mississippi.
Rankin County finished scanning affidavit and absentee ballots just before 9pm on 10 November. Its affidavits split 476 to Cindy Hyde-Smith and 472 to Scott Colom, whose statewide lead reached 2,990.
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Rankin County finished scanning affidavit and absentee ballots just before 9pm on 10 November 2026. Its affidavit ballots split 476 to Cindy Hyde-Smith, 472 to Scott Colom and 21 to Ty Pinkins, and Colom's statewide lead reached 2,990, the Mississippi Free Press reported. Its absentee ballots went to Hyde-Smith 4,307 to 2,772.
Brandon is the county seat and Pearl the largest city. Rankin County's 2020 census population of 157,031 is Mississippi's fourth largest. Hyde-Smith takes just over 61% of all votes there.
Her campaign had said thousands of votes remained in Republican counties. Counties send certified returns on 13 November, and Mississippi recounts only on a court order.
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