Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) blasted prominent election forecasters for underestimating his chances of defeating Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) in their election ratings, arguing that the grim predictions made it harder for Democrats to raise money and compete in the South.
Meantime, former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) has expanded her lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in her state’s competitive Senate contest.
The latest batch of votes to be counted reported Peltola leading by 2,517 first-choice votes which extended her lead of 637 from last week. She holds 48.63 percent of the vote, while Sullivan has 47.47 percent and Republican candidate Gerald Heikes received 2.23 percent of the vote, according to The Hill’s partner, Decision Desk HQ. Dan J. Sullivan Jr. has notched about 1.7 percent of the vote.
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