Democrats Pour Millions Into Mississippi Senate Race
Senate Democrats spend $1.2M on ad campaign for Scott Colom in Mississippi Senate race.
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Senate Democrats’ top campaign spending arm is pouring $1.2 million into a television ad campaign for Democratic Mississippi Senate nominee Scott Colom, as he faces off against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. The Senate Majority PAC plans to air the new ad starting Wednesday and running through Election Day, according to The Associated Press.
“Senate Majority PAC has been watching this race closely, and it is clear Colom is running a competitive race that has put Hyde-Smith on her heels,” said the PAC’s spokesperson Lauren French.
Senate Majority PAC (D) announces its first spending in Mississippi It’ll start a $1.2 million TV ad campaign there Wednesday through Election Day, per an SMP spox #MSSEN
A Wedgwood Polls survey found Colom trailing Hyde-Smith 52% to 48%, while other polls showed Hyde-Smith leading by single digits. Mississippi last elected a Democratic U.S. senator in 1982, and both Senate seats have been controlled by Republicans since 1989. President Trump won 60.9% of the vote in Mississippi during the 2024 presidential election.
Only $8 million has been spent in the Senate race, with Colom outspending Hyde-Smith nearly $4.6 million to $3.2 million. Colom is campaigning with Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock and is scheduled to rally with former Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday.
The Democratic candidate centered his campaign around affordability, the top issue for voters this election cycle, according to his campaign website. He is also the district attorney for Mississippi’s 16th Judicial District, giving him name recognition.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in May that Louisiana’s racially gerrymandered map was unconstitutional, prompting the Mississippi state Legislature to consider redistricting to redraw black majority districts. The Mississippi state Legislature initially planned to redraw Mississippi’s lone majority-black district, but Republican Gov. Tate Reeves canceled a planned special legislative session on redistricting after backlash from constituents.
Charles Taylor, executive director of the Mississippi state conference of the NAACP, said rising costs motivated Democratic voters across the state. He highlighted how the Supreme Court’s decision mobilized black voters. Thousands of protesters rallied in Jackson to protest redistricting efforts and mobilize people to vote in November. Black voters make up roughly 35% of Mississippi’s voting population.
Source: Daily Caller
