Mississippi News Report — Thursday, Nov 5: Senate Race, Fog

Good morning, Mississippi. The U.S. Senate race is still too close to call the morning after the midterm election, with both campaigns watching the count, Black candidates made history in governors’ races around the country, and a dense fog advisory covers northeast Mississippi until 9 a.m. Here is your statewide roundup for Thursday, November 5, 2026.

Top Stories

‘An army of lawyers.’ Colom, Hyde-Smith camps monitor vote counting as nation watches

The campaigns of Scott Colom and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith are closely monitoring the vote count in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race as the nation watches the still-undecided contest.

Who won Mississippi’s midterm Senate race? We may not know for a while

Mississippi’s midterm Senate race remained undecided overnight, and it may be a while before a winner is known.

Winning Black candidates make history in races for governor

Five Black governors will serve at the same time, a historic first, as winning Black candidates made history in governors’ races.

Which Senate and governors races are still uncalled by The Associated Press

The Associated Press had still not called several Senate and governors’ races overnight, including Mississippi’s Senate contest.

Around Mississippi

Dense Fog Advisory for Corinth, Iuka, Booneville Until 9 AM

A dense fog advisory covers Alcorn, Tishomingo and Prentiss counties until 9 a.m. Thursday, with visibility possibly dropping to a quarter mile or less.

NWS Memphis: fog risk, weekend cool-down and Oxford SKYWARN class

The National Weather Service in Memphis is tracking overnight fog, a Friday front and colder weekend temperatures.

Mississippi Highway Patrol asks viewers to choose between classic patrol car, Mustang

A Mississippi Department of Public Safety social media post featured the Mississippi Highway Patrol comparing a classic patrol car and a Mustang.

Sports

Buntley Scores 16 as Jackson State Falls to Grand Canyon

Ne’vaeh Buntley scored 16 points, but Jackson State lost 77-55 to Grand Canyon on Wednesday night. The Tigers outscored the Lopes 18-10 in the fourth quarter.

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