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Newton County, Mississippi

2026 election results. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) has 61% of the U.S. Senate vote in Newton County, with about 99% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 18.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Newton County

U.S. Senate

Cindy Hyde-Smith
61.3%4,203
Scott Colom
36.8%2,526
Ty Pinkins
1.9%131
99% counted

Statewide: not called; Scott Colom leads.

The leader in Newton 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, 8:06 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MS SenateR +24.9R +43.7D +18.8
MS-03R +31.4R +43.7D +12.3

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 Newton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris27.9%Donald Trump71.2%R +43.39,323
2020Joe Biden30.2%Donald Trump68.7%R +38.510,183
2016Hillary Clinton29.2%Donald Trump69.4%R +40.29,438
2012Barack Obama33.9%Mitt Romney65.4%R +31.59,777
2008Barack Obama33.1%John McCain66.6%R +33.59,735
2004John Kerry26.8%George W. Bush72.7%R +45.88,472
2000Al Gore27.7%George W. Bush71.6%R +43.87,738

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 +0.5.

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.