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Current printed candidates for Mississippi's statewide contest

Who is running in Mississippi?

The Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot shows 3 current printed candidates in 1 statewide candidate contest for November 3, 2026.

Name source: The official 12-page sample ballot and current candidate qualifying list were checked October 1, 2026. The sample ballot shows Scott Colom, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Ty Pinkins for U.S. Senator, plus a separate write-in line. U.S. House, judicial, state legislative, district attorney, and other geographically limited contests are outside this statewide guide.
View every current printed statewide candidate as a table

The table presents the same candidates in a compact format.

Current printed candidates in Mississippi's statewide U.S. Senate contest and their finance source status
OfficeCandidate or ticketBallot affiliationFinance source
U.S. SenatorScott ColomDemocratFEC record matched
U.S. SenatorCindy Hyde-SmithRepublicanFEC record matched
U.S. SenatorTy PinkinsIndependentFEC record matched
Separate from printed choices

Separate write-in line, with no named statewide write-in roster

The official sample ballot provides a write-in line for U.S. Senator. The current candidate qualifying list and sample ballot do not publish any named statewide write-in candidate, so this guide counts zero officially named statewide write-ins while preserving the write-in line as a separate ballot option.

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Official candidate and election documents

November 3, 2026 official sample ballotOfficial 12-page statewide sample ballot used to verify the printed U.S. Senate choices, ballot order, write-in line, judicial scope, and absence of statewide questions.Current candidate qualifying listOfficial live list of offices and candidates currently on file, including the three U.S. Senate candidates.Candidate qualifying informationOfficial qualifying page explaining the status and update cadence of the candidate list.
Coverage boundary: This page covers only candidate contests decided by all Mississippi voters. U.S. House districts, Court of Appeals districts, chancery districts, circuit districts, state legislative districts, district attorney districts, county offices, school districts, municipalities, and local contests are excluded. Candidate order follows the official sample ballot and is not a substitute for an address-specific ballot. Read the full coverage boundary.