2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi

2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi
	November 3, 2026
Incumbent U.S. senator; Cindy Hyde-Smith; Republican	; ;

The 2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.^[1]

One-term Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was reelected in 2020 with 54.1% of the vote after being appointed in 2018 and subsequently winning a special election that same year. She is running for a second full term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Sarah Adlakha, physician and author^[2]
Cindy Hyde-Smith, incumbent U.S. senator^[3]

Endorsements

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)^[2]

Organizations

AIPAC^[4]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)	$1,958,737	$1,424,032	$703,248
Source: Federal Election Commission^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

Scott Colom, district attorney for the 16th Judicial District of Mississippi (2016–present)^[6]

Withdrawn

Ty Pinkins, lawyer, nominee for Secretary of State in 2023, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2024 (running as an independent)^[7]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ty Pinkins (D)	$20,550	$22,153	$4,012
Source: Federal Election Commission^[5]

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

Ty Pinkins (Independent), lawyer, Democratic nominee for Secretary of State in 2023 and U.S. Senate in 2024^[7]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections^[8]	Solid R	Feb 20, 2025
The Cook Political Report^[9]	Solid R	Feb 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]	Safe R	Mar 12, 2025
Race To The WH^[11]	Safe R	Apr 27, 2025

References

^ "United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Corder, Frank (May 9, 2025). "Hyde-Smith draws GOP challenger as Democrats target her Mississippi U.S. Senate seat". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
^ Mitchell, J. T. (March 7, 2024). "Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announces she will seek reelection in 2026". Supertalk Mississippi. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2026 Election United States Senate - Mississippi". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
^ Dovere, Edward-Isaac (April 20, 2025). "Democrats' crises begin to play out in early Senate recruitment and first campaigns". CNN. Retrieved April 20, 2025. In Mississippi, District Attorney Scott Colom — whose nomination by Joe Biden to be a district court judge was blocked by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith — has been gearing up for a likely run now against her.
^ ^a ^b McLaughlin, Grant (July 1, 2025). "Pinkins leaving MS Democratic Party, running as independent. What to know". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
^ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[Adlakha-2] Corder, Frank (May 9, 2025). "Hyde-Smith draws GOP challenger as Democrats target her Mississippi U.S. Senate seat". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

[3] Mitchell, J. T. (March 7, 2024). "Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announces she will seek reelection in 2026". Supertalk Mississippi. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[4] "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

[FEC1-5] "2026 Election United States Senate - Mississippi". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

[6] Dovere, Edward-Isaac (April 20, 2025). "Democrats' crises begin to play out in early Senate recruitment and first campaigns". CNN. Retrieved April 20, 2025. In Mississippi, District Attorney Scott Colom — whose nomination by Joe Biden to be a district court judge was blocked by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith — has been gearing up for a likely run now against her.

[Pinkins-7] McLaughlin, Grant (July 1, 2025). "Pinkins leaving MS Democratic Party, running as independent. What to know". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

[8] "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

[9] "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

[10] "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[11] "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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