Mississippi U.S. Senate S-MS-2026 · Class 2 · Regular cycle

Open in research → Editorial as of Apr 22 · FEC through Mar 31
General 2026-11-03
R Primary 2026-03-10 (held)
Runoff 2026-04-07 (held)
Filing Deadline 2025-12-26 (held)
Cook Political Report
Solid R
As of date pending
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe R
As of date pending
Polymarket
R 88¢
D 12¢
Refreshed today
R+11
Cook PVI
Incumbent
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · Running
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Hyde-Smith renominated in March 2026 primary. R+11 PVI.

Top contenders

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the Mississippi U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$3,394,175
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S8MS00261/
Scott Colom
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Mississippi U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$1,619,368
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MS00133/
Ty Pinkins
Independent
● Candidate

Independent candidate for the Mississippi U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$90,225
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S4MS00187/
12-wk spend

Republicans

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the Mississippi U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$3,394,175
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S8MS00261/

Democrats

Scott Colom
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Mississippi U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$1,619,368
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MS00133/

Other parties

Ty Pinkins
Independent
● Candidate

Independent candidate for the Mississippi U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$90,225
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S4MS00187/
12-wk spend

4 additional FEC filers excluded as long-tail (no editorial listing, not the seat incumbent, and under $1M raised). They remain in the database and can be surfaced via the FEC API directly.