MS · Senate 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026, 2:03 a.m. ET
Mississippi
Rated Solid R
Cindy Hyde-Smith wins this seat in 98 in 100 simulations. Call it all but certain.
Cindy Hyde-SmithRIncumbent98 in 100- Scott ColomD2 in 100
- Ty PinkinsI0 in 100
Over time
How the forecast has moved
The margin
How close it lands
Each simulation produces a final margin. The curve shows where those margins fall; the tinted areas on either side of even are the futures each party wins.
Under the hood
What's driving the number
The forecast blends a weighted poll average with a fundamentals model: the state's partisan lean, incumbency, the national environment, and fundraising. Positive points favor the Democratic side of the margin; negative favor the Republican side.
- Partisan leanR +21.3
- IncumbencyR +2.5
- National environmentD +5.1
- FundraisingR +0.5
- Fundamentals sayR +19.3
- Blended forecast marginR +19.3
With no usable polling, the forecast rests entirely on the fundamentals.
The markets
What the betting markets say
Prediction markets put a price on this seat too: what people are paying for a contract that pays out if Cindy Hyde-Smith wins, read as an implied probability. Shown for comparison only. This is not betting advice, and market prices never feed the model.
- Cindy Hyde-Smith winsThis forecast98 in 100
- Cindy Hyde-Smith winsKalshi93 in 100
- Cindy Hyde-Smith winsPolymarket94 in 100
Market prices as of Aug 27, 2026, 2:03 a.m. ET
The evidence
The polls, as the model sees them
Every public poll of this race, with the weight the model gave it in the latest run. Weights reward recency, sample size, and pollster track record; the house adjustment corrects each pollster's habitual lean before averaging.
| Poll | Dates | Sample | D–R | Margin | House adj. | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Research (D) | Apr 8–12 | 500 LV | 39–42 | R +3.0 | −0.1 | 100% |
How the weights, the blend, and the simulation work is spelled out on the methodology page.