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Polls · Mississippi Senate

Change Research , 22 October 2026

Change Research has Cindy Hyde-Smith ahead of Scott Colom by 3 points in Mississippi Senate, 43% to 40%. It is this pollster's first poll of this race in our data.

Race Mississippi Senate
Fieldwork21 October 2026 – 22 October 2026
StageGeneral election
Sample842 (likely voters)
Pollster's leanMostly works for Democrats
Method–
Release release
In our averageYes

Main

Cindy Hyde-SmithCindy Hyde-Smith R 43
Scott ColomScott Colom D 40
Undecided 9
Ty Pinkins 6

Margin on the decided vote: R+3.4; after our adjustments R+6.7, which includes a move of 0.8 points to the Republicans with the national trend since the poll (↻).

Photo credits

1 official portrait from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (US government work, public domain): Cindy Hyde-Smith.

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