In the 2026 Mississippi Senate primary, 3 outside groups spent $508K: $334K supporting Scott Colom (D), $98,645 supporting Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) and $75,481 opposing Cindy Hyde-Smith.
The result, as reportedunofficial
- RepublicanCindy Hyde-Smith80.8%Won
- DemocraticScott Colom72.9%Won
In the 2026 Mississippi Senate primary, Cindy Hyde-Smith won the Republican ballot with 80.8% of the vote and Scott Colom won the Democratic ballot with 72.9% of the vote.
outside money
- supporting Scott Colom (D)
- $334K
- supporting Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
- $98,645
- opposing Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
- $75,481
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleScott Colom Democrat
$334K$334K supporting Scott Colom
Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican
$75,481$98,645$98,645 supporting Cindy Hyde-Smith · $75,481 opposing Cindy Hyde-Smith
This seat, every election
Mississippi Senate
$4.5M
outside money in the 2026 cycle
- Mississippi Senate general 2026$3.9Moutside money
- Mississippi Senate primary 2026$508Koutside money
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Scott Colom
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $2.4M
- Outside money supporting
- $334K
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $3.8M
- Outside money supporting
- $98,645
- Outside money opposing
- $75,481
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 9 Mar 2026
Opposing $2,430
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Fulcrum PACsupporting Scott Colom$322K
- Conservative Leaders of Americasupporting Cindy Hyde-Smith$98,645
- New Southern Majority IE PACsupporting Scott Colom$11,363
Spent opposing a candidate
- New Southern Majority IE PACopposing Cindy Hyde-Smith$75,481
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Fulcrum PAC spent supporting Scott Colom · $322K
- Conservative Leaders of America spent supporting Cindy Hyde-Smith · $98,645
- New Southern Majority IE PAC spent opposing Cindy Hyde-Smith · $75,481
- New Southern Majority IE PAC spent supporting Scott Colom · $11,363
- Yates Companies gave to Conservative Leaders of America · $25,000
- PPI, Inc. gave to Conservative Leaders of America · $10,000
- SPLC Action Fund gave to New Southern Majority IE PAC · $900K
- Fair Fight gave to New Southern Majority IE PAC · $56,200
Group
- Fulcrum PAC spent $322K supporting Scott Colom$322K
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