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Forrest County, Mississippi

2026 election results. Scott Colom (D) has 54% of the U.S. Senate vote in Forrest County, with about 97% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 28.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Forrest County

U.S. Senate

Scott Colom
53.8%12,064
Cindy Hyde-Smith
43.5%9,749
Ty Pinkins
2.8%620
97% counted

Statewide: not called; Scott Colom leads.

The leader in Forrest 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 3, 8:30 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MS SenateD +10.6R +18.2D +28.8
MS-04D +1.4R +18.2D +19.6

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 Forrest County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris40.3%Donald Trump58.2%R +17.928,466
2020Joe Biden43.5%Donald Trump54.6%R +11.231,655
2016Hillary Clinton41.7%Donald Trump55.1%R +13.328,064
2012Barack Obama43.9%Mitt Romney54.8%R +10.930,236
2008Barack Obama42.9%John McCain56.5%R +13.627,083
2004John Kerry37.7%George W. Bush61.6%R +23.825,936
2000Al Gore38.2%George W. Bush59.7%R +21.522,251

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 +3.6.

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.