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Mississippi Democratic Senate nominee?
$14.0K
MAR 17, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleDistrict Attorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age43 years old (Dec 24, 1982)
GenderMale
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LocationMississippi
BackgroundAttorney
EducationMillsaps College (BA, 2005)
Notable personal detailsScott Winston Colom is an American lawyer serving as district attorney for Mississippi’s 16th Circuit Court District. He previously worked as a public-interest attorney and in private practice, and has held local judicial and prosecutorial roles in northeast Mississippi. In 2025 he launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat from Mississippi in the 2026 election cycle.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Scott Colom’s campaign emphasizes lowering costs for families and targeted tax relief (for example, proposing elimination of income tax for teachers and police officers earning under $75,000) and calls for lower tariffs to reduce prices; he also emphasizes higher wages and protecting healthcare but does not present a comprehensive tax-and-spending blueprint in the cited material.
Healthcare
Scott Colom supports protecting and expanding access to health coverage, opposing cuts to Medicaid and measures that would raise costs for Mississippians; he has proposed restoring Medicaid funding cuts and raising taxes on very high earners to preserve health insurance access and save rural hospitals. Colom emphasizes extending federal marketplace subsidies and using federal/state policy to prevent hospital closures and lower health-care costs for families.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJun 11, 2026
Scott Colom won the Democratic primary for Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race and will face incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the November general election. The matchup is drawing attention because Mississippi is a Republican stronghold, but Colom is being framed as a potentially notable challenger. Reports also note that Hyde-Smith previously blocked Colom’s federal judgeship nomination, adding a personal and political edge to the race.
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Articles
NNewsmax3 months ago
Incumbent Sen. Hyde-Smith Secures GOP Nod in Miss. Primary
Neutral
NNewsweek3 months ago
Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Democratic Primary
Positive
AABC17News.com3 months ago
Mississippi senator to face a prosecutor she blocked from the federal bench, CNN projects
Neutral
NNewsweek3 months ago
What States Have Primary Elections Tomorrow?
Neutral
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.6M
$1.2M
$809.7K
$404.8K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$1.6M
$559.6K
$1.1M
$70.6K
Source: FEC
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