2026 elections · Mississippi

Mississippi U.S. Senate

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Solid Republican (Cook Political Report: Solid Republican). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Scott Colom

Raised
$2,384,921
From individuals
$1,943,727
From PACs and other committees
$312,330
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$25,193
Cash on hand
$847,046
Debts
$61,083

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $3,110,751 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

54 committees reported giving $324,210 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Republican Incumbent

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Raised
$4,512,941
From individuals
$2,371,935
From PACs and other committees
$1,258,550
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$2,425,285
Debts
$60,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $593,173 to support and $3,404,457 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

293 committees reported giving $1,355,814 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $5K · spent to help $495K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $18K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $5K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Independent / no party

Ty Pinkins

Raised
$98,038
From individuals
$93,698
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$5,352
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

1 committees reported giving $-5,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Scott ColomDemocrat$2,384,921$847,046$3,110,751$0
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican$4,512,941$2,425,285$593,173$3,404,457
Ty PinkinsIndependent / no party$98,038$5,352$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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