U.S. Congress 2026

Sen. Cindy Hyde‑Smith won the Republican primary over Sarah Adlakha and will face Democratic nominee Scott Colom, who defeated Albert Littell and Priscilla Till, in a November rematch after Mississippi’s 2026 primaries. The campaign recalls Hyde‑Smith’s prior use of a Senate blue‑slip to block Colom’s federal bench nomination under the Biden administration, and both sides have traded attacks — Hyde‑Smith’s campaign brands Colom as aligned with Biden‑Harris and criticizes his stances on transgender issues and women’s sports, while Colom faults Hyde‑Smith for voting against federal funding and investments for Mississippi.