Independent Ty Pinkins Defends His Place In Mississippi Senate Race As Democrat Scott Colom & Republican Incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith Await Final Results

Independent Ty Pinkins Defends His Place In Mississippi Senate Race As Democrat Scott Colom & Republican Incumbent Cindy
Hyde-Smith Await Final Results

With all eyes on #Mississippi’s closely watched Senate race, Ty Pinkins is taking a moment to clear the air.

The independent Senate candidate sat down with #RolandMartin to discuss his strategy during the election and whether he ever informed Democrat Scott Colom of his game plan. ICYMI: Pinkins, who finished third with roughly 20,000 votes, previously revealed his campaign drew significant support from traditionally Republican areas, potentially taking votes away from Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith rather than Colom. “What we did in this race as an independent campaign, we did the opposite of a spoiler if you look at the data coming out of this race,” he told CNN. Pinkins, who is rooting for Colom to win, added, “I’m happy that we drew votes from Cindy Hyde-Smith.”

As of Tuesday (Nov. 10), the Mississippi Senate race still has yet to be called, with Colom maintaining his lead over Hyde-Smith. The latest Associated Press figures show Colom with 467,961 votes (49.1%) compared to Hyde-Smith’s 465,425 (48.8%), a difference of 2,536 votes, with approximately 97% counted. If Colom wins, he would become Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction and the first #Democrat elected to the seat since 1982.

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