Republicans and Democrats clash over affidavit ballots in Mississippi Senate race

Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by just under 2,000 votes as counting continues. On 5 November, the National Republican Senatorial Committee demanded that county election commissioners and circuit clerks separate and preserve all affidavit ballots, which are sworn-statement ballots cast on election day. Colom's legal counsel opposed segregating accepted affidavit ballots from other paper ballots.