What Went Down In The Mississippi Senate Runoff Election

Well, it looks like no surprise upsets tonight. Hyde-Smith wins, though she underperformed the GOP’s initial vote on Nov. 6, substantially in some places. But Mississippi is a red state, and even a runoff election couldn’t change that.

Some networks have begun to call this race, and we see no reason to disagree. A really underwhelming result for Hyde-Smith, who will probably finish ahead by mid-to-high single digits, but Mississippi is Mississippi, and the GOP will enter next year with a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, barring something really surprising.