Electoral MeridianIndependent Election Research

Forecasts. Results. Evidence.

States ยท Mississippi

DeSoto County, Mississippi

2026 election results. Scott Colom (D) has 53% of the U.S. Senate vote in DeSoto County, with about 99% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 32.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in DeSoto County

U.S. Senate

Scott Colom
52.5%29,266
Cindy Hyde-Smith
45.1%25,128
Ty Pinkins
2.4%1,336
99% counted

Statewide: not called; Scott Colom leads.

The leader in DeSoto County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 12, 10:25 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MS SenateD +7.6R +24.7D +32.3
MS-01D +3.8R +24.7D +28.5

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How DeSoto County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris36.7%Donald Trump60.8%R +24.179,082
2020Joe Biden37.1%Donald Trump61.0%R +23.976,118
2016Hillary Clinton31.3%Donald Trump65.6%R +34.265,695
2012Barack Obama32.8%Mitt Romney66.2%R +33.465,794
2008Barack Obama30.6%John McCain69.0%R +38.464,109
2004John Kerry27.0%George W. Bush72.3%R +45.348,981
2000Al Gore27.4%George W. Bush71.2%R +43.834,936

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +19.7.

Other counties in Mississippi

Mississippi results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Mississippi certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Mississippi's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.