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Pontotoc County, Mississippi

2026 election results. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) has 72% of the U.S. Senate vote in Pontotoc County, with about 96% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 19.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Pontotoc County

U.S. Senate

Cindy Hyde-Smith
72.4%7,391
Scott Colom
25.2%2,574
Ty Pinkins
2.4%241
96% counted

Statewide: not called; Scott Colom leads.

The leader in Pontotoc 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, 9:47 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MS SenateR +48.3R +68.3D +19.9
MS-01R +54.0R +68.3D +14.3

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 Pontotoc County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris15.7%Donald Trump83.5%R +67.714,068
2020Joe Biden18.2%Donald Trump80.4%R +62.214,361
2016Hillary Clinton18.4%Donald Trump79.6%R +61.212,984
2012Barack Obama22.6%Mitt Romney76.1%R +53.512,411
2008Barack Obama23.3%John McCain76.0%R +52.712,791
2004John Kerry23.4%George W. Bush75.7%R +52.311,061
2000Al Gore29.1%George W. Bush69.4%R +40.39,510

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 +27.4.

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.