Cindy Hyde-Smith

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - On Tuesday, Cindy Hyde-Smith was asked about the historically close Mississippi Senate race against Scott Colom by CNN reporters. This is Hyde-Smith’s first time speaking about the race on camera since Election Day, when she expressed confidence in retaining her seat. The incumbent senator, who currently trails the Democratic challenger by 2,575 votes, said her message to Mississippi is to “keep counting,” and that “they’re still counting” votes. She also said that there are still thousands of votes out, and they “feel confident.” Colom leads Hyde-Smith by more than 2,500 votes as Mississippi awaits final Senate result CNN Reporters asked Hyde-Smith to respond to Colom stating that she has no path to victory, to which Hyde-Smith replied, “he can say anything he wants.” Hyde-Smith said she would not take any further questions when asked how there is a path to victory. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Please click here to report it and include the headline of the story in your email.