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Mississippi Senate race is toss-up, with razor-thin margin
The Senate race in deep-red Mississippi remains unresolved, as Democrat Scott Colom has mounted a surprisingly competitive challenge to incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Associated Press
What the coverage shows
All the outlets frame the Mississippi race as unresolved and extremely close, with several noting that votes are still being tallied and that legal challenges or a ballot fight may follow. Reuters, NBC News, CBS News and The New York Times all emphasize Scott Colom’s slim lead or the race’s knife-edge margin, while The Hill’s versions focus more on when results may come and on the possibility of courts or recount issues. CNBC is the only outlet in this set to foreground a ballot legality question, and AP and NPR mainly situate Mississippi within the broader still-uncalled Senate picture.
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