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Smith County, Mississippi

2026 election results. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) has 70% of the U.S. Senate vote in Smith County, with about 99% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 16.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Smith County

U.S. Senate

Cindy Hyde-Smith
70.5%3,851
Scott Colom
27.2%1,485
Ty Pinkins
2.4%130
99% counted

Statewide: not called; Scott Colom leads.

The leader in Smith 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, 8:07 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MS SenateR +44.3R +61.1D +16.7
MS-03R +50.7R +61.1D +10.4

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 Smith County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.4%Donald Trump80.1%R +60.77,676
2020Joe Biden21.5%Donald Trump77.6%R +56.08,328
2016Hillary Clinton21.2%Donald Trump77.7%R +56.57,627
2012Barack Obama24.4%Mitt Romney74.7%R +50.38,099
2008Barack Obama23.8%John McCain75.7%R +51.98,277
2004John Kerry21.0%George W. Bush78.3%R +57.37,106
2000Al Gore24.8%George W. Bush74.1%R +49.36,528

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 +11.4.

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.