Politics

Senate Majority PAC launches $1.2 million ad campaign for Mississippi Democrat Colom

The buy backs Scott Colom against Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a state Trump won by about 23 points in 2024.

Updated Oct 21, 2026 · 00:13 UTC2 reports

The short version

Senate Majority PAC announced a $1.2 million ad campaign supporting Democrat Scott Colom against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.[NBC News · Associated Press]
The television and digital ads run through Election Day, and spokesperson Lauren French says Colom has put Hyde-Smith on her heels.[NBC News · Associated Press]
Mississippi is a deep-red state: Trump won it by about 23 points in 2024, and no Democrat has won a Senate race there since 1982.[NBC News · Associated Press]
Hyde-Smith's team, speaking through Jake Monssen, says it is confident voters will reject the opposing side's agenda on November 3.[Associated Press]

Senate Majority PAC announced a $1.2 million ad campaign supporting district attorney Scott Colom against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, running through Election Day.[NBC News · Associated Press]
Trump won Mississippi by about 23 points in the 2024 presidential race.[NBC News · Associated Press]
No Democrat has won a Senate race in Mississippi since 1982.[NBC News · Associated Press]
Senate Majority PAC spokesperson Lauren French said the group has been watching the race closely and that Colom is running a competitive race that has put Hyde-Smith on her heels.[NBC News · Associated Press]

The race's competitiveness rests on the super PAC's own characterization, and the reporting provided includes no independent polling to verify it.[NBC News · Associated Press]

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