Questions & answers
Your questions: Why it's still too early to call the US Senate race in Mississippi
Compiled Nov 6
How many absentee ballots remain uncounted in counties where the number is unclear?
In Hinds County, a Democratic stronghold, Colom currently leads by about 47,000 votes with roughly 7% of ballots still uncounted
Will all of Rankin County's provisional and mail ballots ultimately be counted?
Mississippi requires photo ID at polls; voters without ID can cast provisional ballots counted only if ID is shown within five business days
When is the race likely to be called given the AP's shrinking outstanding vote estimate?
The AP's outstanding vote estimate was around 44,000 votes Friday morning and revised to about 30,000 by 4:45 p.m. ET
Could a court order a recount in this race, and under what circumstances?
Mississippi has no automatic recounts and candidates cannot request one; recounts only happen by court order