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Hyde-Smith and Colom Win Mississippi Primaries, Setting Up Unusual Showdown Rooted in 2023 Judgeship Block

Hyde-Smith enters November as the favorite in a deep‑red state where Democrats see limited openings.

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JACKSON, MS - NOVEMBER 27: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) waits to take the stage during an election night event at The Westin Hotel, November 27, 2018 in Jackson, Mississippi. Hyde-Smith defeated Democratic candidate Mike Espy in Tuesday's U.S. Senate special runoff election in Mississippi.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., leaves the Senate floor after a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 21, 2025.

Overview

  • CNN and the Associated Press projected that Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde‑Smith and Democrat Scott Colom won their primaries and will face off in November.
  • Hyde‑Smith had about 83% when her race was called, while Colom was at roughly 67% as the AP called the Democratic contest.
  • The matchup stems from Hyde‑Smith’s 2023 use of the Senate blue‑slip tradition to block Colom’s federal judgeship, a nomination backed by Sen. Roger Wicker and former GOP governors Haley Barbour and Phil Bryant.
  • Colom is criticizing Hyde‑Smith for votes against federal investments such as infrastructure and domestic chip manufacturing, as Republicans highlight his past support for transgender rights and donations linked to George Soros.
  • Mississippi has not elected a Democratic senator since 1982, Trump carried the state by wide margins, and if elected Colom would be the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction.