Democrat candidate Scott Colom discusses Senate election

The Associated Press has not called Scott Colom’s race against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. But Colom said Wednesday that outstanding ballots will go his way.

“Unlike all the people across the country that might be surprised, our campaign, our volunteers, the people of Mississippi are not surprised,” he said. “We have already shown the country that Mississippi matters.”

Colom said his campaign has volunteers in every county to monitor the vote certification and help voters who cast affidavit ballots. Often, that involves voters who did not satisfy voter ID requirements. Colom said those voters have until Nov. 10 to visit local elections offices and present valid ID to have their ballot counted.

In the 2022 midterms, Mississippi had 7,612 affidavit ballots cast; 5,710 were counted.

Colom asked his team to help any provisional ballot voter who needs assistance.

“We will protect the integrity of this election,” he said.