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Scott Colom
Scott ColomCandidate for U.S. Senate from Mississippi (2026)
Scott Colom is the district attorney for Mississippi's 16th Circuit Court District, covering Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay and Noxubee counties, an office he won in 2015 and held through reelection in 2019 and 2023. He is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from Mississippi in 2026, having won the March 10, 2026 primary, and faces Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and independent Ty Pinkins on November 3.
Background
Biography
Scott Colom was born and raised in Columbus, Mississippi, where he still lives, and describes himself as a seventh-generation Mississippian. He graduated from Millsaps College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before becoming district attorney he served as an interim Lowndes County justice court judge and as city prosecutor for Columbus. In 2015 he was elected district attorney for the 16th Circuit Court District, defeating Forrest Allgood, a 27-year incumbent, and he was reelected in 2019 and 2023. President Joe Biden nominated him on October 14, 2022 to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi; the nomination stalled in 2023 after Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith declined to return a blue slip. Colom announced on September 3, 2025 that he would run for U.S. Senate against Hyde-Smith. He won the March 10, 2026 Democratic primary over Albert Littell and Priscilla W. Till and faces Hyde-Smith and independent Ty Pinkins in the November 3, 2026 general election.
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