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Mississippi · U.S. Senate · 2026

Mississippi Senate race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Mississippi Senate race

Cindy Hyde-Smith leads the field on money raised.

Candidates in the Mississippi Senate race, 2026 report raising $6M between them. Cindy Hyde-Smith reports $3M and Scott Colom reports $2.3M, a gap of $767,778. Of what Cindy Hyde-Smith reports, 61% came from individuals and 37% from PACs. Outside groups spent against HYDE-SMITH, CINDY ($688,836) and for HYDE-SMITH, CINDY ($98,645).

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 37% from PACs and 61% from individuals.

61% individuals37% PACs2% other
$3.0M
raised
SC

Scott Colom

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 14% from PACs.

85% individuals14% PACs1% other
$2.3M
raised
SA

Sarah Adlakha

R
R · challenger

12% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 88% from other sources.

12% individuals0% PACs88% other
$566K
raised
TP

Ty Pinkins

I
I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

96% individuals0% PACs4% other
$98K
raised
PT

Priscilla Till

D
D · challenger

17% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 83% from other sources.

17% individuals0% PACs83% other
$9K
raised
PT

Priscilla Till

D
D · challenger

17% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 83% from other sources.

17% individuals0% PACs83% other
$9K
raised

Where the money came from

$99K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$129K
Party Committee$62K
Small donors & unclassified$60K
Defense & Aerospace$20K
Agriculture$11K
Banking & Financial$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • CONSERVATIVE LEADERS OF AMERICA · super pac$99K
  • NRSC · pac$62K
  • COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT · pac$11K
  • COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC · pac$10K
  • CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC · pac$10K
  • DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) · pac$10K
  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$10K
  • FREEDOM FUND · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

24%66%
24% PACs66% individuals10% other

The incumbent's record

Cindy Hyde-Smith is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$932K
$194K - $1.7M. down $375K since 2018.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
5
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$129K
Party Committee$62K
Small donors & unclassified$60K
Defense & Aerospace$20K
Agriculture$11K
Banking & Financial$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Cindy Hyde-Smith
R · incumbent
Cindy Hyde-Smith
vs
SC
Scott Colom
D · challenger
$3.0M
Raised
$2.3M
$2.5M
Cash on hand
$847K
37%
From PACs
14%
61%
From individuals
85%
Ideological / Leadership
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No