Scott Colom
Democratic District Attorney for Mississippi's 16th Judicial District since 2016.
Last refreshed: 5 November 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
Timeline for Scott Colom
Led Hyde-Smith by roughly 65 to 100 votes
US Midterms 2026: Colom tops Hyde-Smith by under 100 votesMentioned in: SLF's final $43.9m: 7 of 10 targets won
US Midterms 2026Background
Scott Colom is the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Mississippi in 2026. On 4 November he led Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by roughly 65 to 100 votes of about 945,600 counted; NBC showed both on 48.9% with 95.4% of the expected vote in. The race was uncalled, and his campaign estimated about 15,000 affidavit ballots still to count.
Colom has been district attorney for the 16th Judicial District, in north-east Mississippi, since January 2016. He studied at Millsaps College and the University of Wisconsin Law School. He won the Democratic primary on 10 March 2026.
The Senate Leadership Fund spent about $0.67m against him in the campaign's final week. Mississippi holds no runoff for this seat, so the most votes wins. Late mail ballots count because the Supreme Court upheld the state's postmark grace period in June.
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