November 3, 2026Updated daily

Mississippi Senate

Hyde-Smith wins 96 of 100 simulated elections

The simulation rates Mississippi safe Republican. The middle simulated result is R+11.9, and 8 in 10 fall between R+20.1 and R+3.7.

DEM WINS

REP WINS

4

96

of 100 simulations, 3 Nov

Scott Colom (D) vs. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

If the election were today: Hyde-Smith, 96 in 100

Beside the benchmarks

Our simulation, Nov. 3Colom 4 in 100
Statistics only, no simulationColom 3 in 100
Prediction marketsColom 7%
Poll averageR+8.0
Cook Political ReportSafe R

The spread

100 of the 40,000 simulated elections

Each dot is one simulated election, placed by its margin.

R+35TIED+35← HYDE-SMITH WINSCOLOM WINS →

Margin

Our range beside the poll average

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the dot is the middle result.

R+25TIED+25Simulation, Nov. 3If the election were todayStatistics onlyPoll average

Over time

Colom's chance in 100

The shaded band is the toss-up zone, 45 to 55.

The 3 Nov forecastIf the election were today
025507510012 Oct13 Oct4

What moved it

The news, as the voter personas reacted to it

No story moved this race today. It runs on statistics, with the biggest stories on watch.

What the news is worth.All news so far moves the Nov. 3 margin by D+0.4 (0.2 from switching, 0.2 from turnout). If news matters less, Colom wins 4 in 100; if it matters more, 4.

Other close races

Scott Colom is the Democrat. Incumbent renominated. How the simulation works

Social simulation, not a pollTue, 13 Oct 2026