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Lafayette County, Mississippi

2026 election results. Scott Colom (D) has 50% of the U.S. Senate vote in Lafayette County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 23.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Lafayette County

U.S. Senate

Scott Colom
49.5%8,549
Cindy Hyde-Smith
48.3%8,335
Ty Pinkins
2.2%373
100% counted

Statewide: not called; Scott Colom leads.

The leader in Lafayette 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, 6:49 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MS SenateD +1.3R +22.1D +23.4
MS-01R +3.3R +22.1D +18.8

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 Lafayette County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris38.3%Donald Trump60.0%R +21.823,409
2020Joe Biden43.0%Donald Trump55.3%R +12.323,421
2016Hillary Clinton40.6%Donald Trump55.3%R +14.819,643
2012Barack Obama41.5%Mitt Romney56.8%R +15.319,505
2008Barack Obama43.5%John McCain55.9%R +12.418,396
2004John Kerry40.4%George W. Bush58.5%R +18.115,388
2000Al Gore40.5%George W. Bush55.9%R +15.312,678

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 R +6.4.

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.