White House / President·Election 2026
Update: Colom leads Hyde-Smith by about 2,500 in Mississippi; Peltola still up 637 in Alaska
Fox News, citing the Associated Press and updated Friday evening, showed Democrat Scott Colom leading Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith 467,846 to 465,348, a 2,498-vote margin, with about 96.9% of Mississippi ballots counted — wider than the roughly 1,800-vote lead reported early Friday. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola still led Sen. Dan Sullivan 102,962 to 102,325, a 637-vote margin, with about 74.1% reporting, Fox said, citing the AP; neither candidate has cleared 50%, so ranked-choice tabulation remains scheduled for Nov. 18 if that holds. USA TODAY, citing the AP earlier Friday, likewise had Colom ahead by about 2,000 with roughly 96% counted and noted Mississippi can still count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day for several more days, with county certification due within 10 days.