2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi

For related races, see 2026 United States Senate elections.

The 2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.^[1]

2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican

One-term Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was reelected in 2020 with 54.1% of the vote after being appointed in 2018 and subsequently winning a special election that same year. She is running for a second full term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sarah Adlakha, physician and author^[2]
• Cindy Hyde-Smith, incumbent U.S. senator^[3]

Endorsements

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)^[2]

Organizations

• AIPAC^[4]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)	$1,958,737	$1,424,032	$703,248
Source: Federal Election Commission[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ty Pinkins, lawyer, nominee for Secretary of State in 2023, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2024^[6]

Potential

• Scott Colom, district attorney for the 16th Judicial District of Mississippi (2016–present)^[7]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ty Pinkins (D)	$20,550	$22,153	$4,012
Source: Federal Election Commission[5]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections[8]	Solid R	Feb 20, 2025
The Cook Political Report[9]	Solid R	Feb 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe R	Mar 12, 2025
Race To The WH[11]	Safe R	Apr 27, 2025