虽然美国政治中极其微弱的选举优势通常会引发对重新计票的预期，但在密西西比却没有这样的过程，截至周三上午，参议院选举目前只差几十票。
由于民主党挑战者斯科特·科洛姆和现任共和党参议员辛迪·海德·史密斯仍然不分上下，获得了96%的预期选票，密西西比州国务卿办公室向美国广播公司新闻证实，该州没有正式的重新计票程序。
根据国务卿办公室的说法，候选人不能要求重新计票，在密西西比州也不能自动触发重新计票。
然而，该办公室确实表示，候选人可以进行＂投票箱检查＂，并在选举获得认证后检查选票材料。该办公室表示，如果他们发现问题，他们可以提起法律诉讼。
截至周三上午，科罗姆和海德-史密斯都获得了48．9%的选票，而独立挑战者泰·平金斯获得了2%的选票，预计投票率为96%。
科罗姆获得462，857票，比海德-史密斯的462，792票多65票。平金斯有19938票。
根据州务卿办公室的说法，密西西比州允许邮寄选票在选举后五个工作日到达，这一天定为11月15日。10， 2026．然而，选票必须在选举日当天或之前盖邮戳。
可能还有邮寄选票或临时选票——在密西西比州被称为“宣誓选票”，允许居民投票，即使他们的地址在他们选区的投票簿上找不到——仍有待统计，尽管尚不清楚有多少。
科罗姆的竞选经理周二晚上说，竞选团队认为可能还有大约15，000张临时选票有待统计；密西西比州州务卿办公室告诉ABC新闻，他们无法给出确切的数字。
密西西比州国务卿迈克尔·沃森（Michael Watson）在周三下午的更新中表示，在接下来的五个工作日内，可能会收到大约3600张未完成的邮件选票，并且“在10天的窗口内，将处理数量不明的宣誓选票，各县必须证明他们的结果。”
认证截止日期是11月13日。
这一微弱优势在深红色的密西西比州令人震惊，该州在2024年以61%的选票支持唐纳德·特朗普总统，并在2020年以54%的选票选举海德·史密斯进入参议院，这是她在2018年通过任命上任两年后。
科罗姆是密西西比州和阿拉巴马州边境四个县的地区检察官，也是美国地区法官的前提名人。他将成为密西西比州自重建以来的第一位美国黑人参议员。
自1982年以来，密西西比州从未选举过民主党人进入美国参议院。
唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）总统上个月与海德·史密斯（Hyde-Smith）结盟，试图在大选前支持现任候选人。
“我的对手斯科特·科罗姆（Scott Colom）是我们这辈子竞选密西西比州最激进的参议员候选人，”海德-史密斯在集会上先于特朗普发言时说。
科洛姆在集会前的新闻发布会上说，“许多人将无法参加这次集会，因为他们负担不起这里的汽油费。”
What to know about recounts in Mississippi with razor-thin margin in Senate race
While razor-thinelection marginsin American politics typically spark anticipation of recounts， there is no such process in place inMississippi， where the Senate race is currently within a margin of a few dozen votes as of Wednesday morning．
As the Democratic challenger Scott Colom and incumbent Republican Sen． Cindy Hyde-Smith remain neck-and-neck with 96% of the expected vote in， Mississippi＇s Secretary of State Office confirmed to ABC News that the state has no formal recount process．
According to the secretary of state＇s office， candidates cannot request a recount， and a recount cannot be automatically triggered in Mississippi．
The office did share， however， that a candidate can perform ＂a ballot box exam＂ and examine ballot materials after the election is certified． If they see issues， they can file a legal challenge， the office said．
As of Wednesday morning， Colom and Hyde-Smith both had 48．9% of the vote， while Independent challenger Ty Pinkins held 2% of the vote with 96% of the expected vote reporting．
Colom， with 462，857 votes， had 65 more votes than Hyde-Smith， with 462，792． Pinkins had 19，938 votes．
Mississippi allows mail ballots to arrive up to five business days after the election，according to the Secretary of State＇s office， which sets that day asNov． 10， 2026． However， the ballots had to be postmarked on or before Election Day．
It is possible there are mail ballots or provisional ballots -- called ＂affidavit ballots＂ in Mississippi，which allowa resident to vote even if their address cannot be found in the poll book at their precinct-- still left to be counted， although it is unclear how many there may be．
Colom＇s campaign managersaid on Tuesday nightthat the campaign thinks there could be around 15，000 provisional ballots left to be counted； the office of the Mississippi Secretary of State told ABC News there is no definitive number they can give．
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said in a Wednesday afternoon update that there are around 3，600 outstanding mail ballots that could be received within the next five business days， and that there are ＂an unknown number of affidavit ballots that will be processed within the 10-day window counties have to certify their results．＂
The certification deadline is Nov． 13．
The slim margin comes as a shock in deep-red Mississippi， which voted for President Donald Trump with 61% of the vote in 2024 and elected Hyde-Smith to the Senate with 54% of the vote in 2020， two years after she took office by appointment in 2018．
Colom is a district attorney for four counties along the Mississippi-Alabama border and a former nominee to become a U．S． district judge． He would be Mississippi＇s first Black U．S． senator since Reconstruction．
Mississippi has not elected a Democrat to the U．S． Senate since 1982．
President Donald Trump rallied with Hyde-Smith last month， attempting to shore up support for the incumbent candidate before the election．
＂My opponent， Scott Colom， is the most radical Senate candidate to run for Mississippi， literally， in our lifetimes，＂ Hyde-Smith said， speaking ahead of Trump at the rally．
Colom， speaking at a press conference ahead of the rally， said， ＂A lot of folks ain＇t gonna be able to make this rally because they can＇t afford the gas to get up here．＂
What to know about recounts in Mississippi with razor-thin margin in Senate race
While razor-thinelection marginsin American politics typically spark anticipation of recounts， there is no such process in place inMississippi， where the Senate race is currently within a margin of a few dozen votes as of Wednesday morning．
As the Democratic challenger Scott Colom and incumbent Republican Sen． Cindy Hyde-Smith remain neck-and-neck with 96% of the expected vote in， Mississippi＇s Secretary of State Office confirmed to ABC News that the state has no formal recount process．
According to the secretary of state＇s office， candidates cannot request a recount， and a recount cannot be automatically triggered in Mississippi．
The office did share， however， that a candidate can perform ＂a ballot box exam＂ and examine ballot materials after the election is certified． If they see issues， they can file a legal challenge， the office said．
As of Wednesday morning， Colom and Hyde-Smith both had 48．9% of the vote， while Independent challenger Ty Pinkins held 2% of the vote with 96% of the expected vote reporting．
Colom， with 462，857 votes， had 65 more votes than Hyde-Smith， with 462，792． Pinkins had 19，938 votes．
Mississippi allows mail ballots to arrive up to five business days after the election，according to the Secretary of State＇s office， which sets that day asNov． 10， 2026． However， the ballots had to be postmarked on or before Election Day．
It is possible there are mail ballots or provisional ballots -- called ＂affidavit ballots＂ in Mississippi，which allowa resident to vote even if their address cannot be found in the poll book at their precinct-- still left to be counted， although it is unclear how many there may be．
Colom＇s campaign managersaid on Tuesday nightthat the campaign thinks there could be around 15，000 provisional ballots left to be counted； the office of the Mississippi Secretary of State told ABC News there is no definitive number they can give．
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said in a Wednesday afternoon update that there are around 3，600 outstanding mail ballots that could be received within the next five business days， and that there are ＂an unknown number of affidavit ballots that will be processed within the 10-day window counties have to certify their results．＂
The certification deadline is Nov． 13．
The slim margin comes as a shock in deep-red Mississippi， which voted for President Donald Trump with 61% of the vote in 2024 and elected Hyde-Smith to the Senate with 54% of the vote in 2020， two years after she took office by appointment in 2018．
Colom is a district attorney for four counties along the Mississippi-Alabama border and a former nominee to become a U．S． district judge． He would be Mississippi＇s first Black U．S． senator since Reconstruction．
Mississippi has not elected a Democrat to the U．S． Senate since 1982．
President Donald Trump rallied with Hyde-Smith last month， attempting to shore up support for the incumbent candidate before the election．
＂My opponent， Scott Colom， is the most radical Senate candidate to run for Mississippi， literally， in our lifetimes，＂ Hyde-Smith said， speaking ahead of Trump at the rally．
Colom， speaking at a press conference ahead of the rally， said， ＂A lot of folks ain＇t gonna be able to make this rally because they can＇t afford the gas to get up here．＂
