US Midterms 2026
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Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican and former Mississippi agriculture commissioner, has represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate since 2018 and seeks reelection in 2026.
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Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Mississippi Republican U.S. senator, is featured in a campaign-linked video criticizing consumer concerns over beef prices.
Colom drew 91 percent support among Black voters and led 56 percent to 44 percent among voters aged 18 to 29.
ColomHealth care is emerging as a central issue in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, with incumbent Sen.
ColomProsecutor Scott Colom is trying to unseat Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and become the state's first newly elected U.S. senator since 1946.
ColomCindy Hyde-Smith, the Republican incumbent U.S. Senator from Mississippi, campaigned at the Pearl Community Center on October 14, 2026, as candidates across the state increased outreach ahead of the midterm elections…
The FiveThirtySix/Sabato’s Crystal Ball rating update moves Mississippi’s Senate race (Cindy Hyde-Smith, R) from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.
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Cindy Hyde-Smith (born Cindy Hyde) was born on May 10, 1959, in Brookhaven, Mississippi, to Lorraine and Luther Hyde, and was raised in Monticello, where she attended Lawrence County Academy.
She completed an associate degree at Copiah–Lincoln Community College and then a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and political science at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Before entering elected office she lobbied on behalf of the Southern Coalition for Safer Highways and the National Coalition for Healthcare, directing the healthcare group's work in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.
Hyde-Smith won a seat in the Mississippi State Senate in 1999 as a Democrat, defeating 20-year incumbent W. L. Rayborn in the party primary, and held the 39th district seat from 2000 until 2012. During that period she chaired the chamber's Agriculture Committee.
On December 28, 2010, she switched her affiliation to the Republican Party, citing her conservative views, which left the state Senate split evenly at 26 seats per party.
In 2011 she was elected Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the first woman to win that office; she took office in January 2012 and won a second term in 2015 against Democrat Addie Lee Green.
Governor Phil Bryant named her on March 21, 2018, to fill the U.S. Senate seat that Thad Cochran was leaving for health reasons. Sworn in on April 9, 2018, she became the first woman from Mississippi to sit in either chamber of Congress.
She won the special election for the rest of Cochran's term in a November 27, 2018 runoff against Democrat Mike Espy, 53.9% to 46.1%, and defeated Espy again in 2020 for a full term.
Her Senate committee work has included Agriculture, Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources, and Rules and Administration.
Hyde-Smith is seeking a second full Senate term in 2026. She secured the Republican nomination in the March 10 primary with 80.8% of the vote. Her opponents in the November 3 general election are the Democratic nominee, Lowndes County district attorney Scott Colom, and Ty Pinkins, who left the Democratic Party and is running as an independent.
