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Mississippi voter ‘refused to give up’ at voting precinct | CNN Politics

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November 07, 2026 • 12:00 PM
• By Janelle Olisea
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With the Mississippi Senate race still too close to call between Democratic candidate Scott Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, thousands of voters had to fill out an affidavit ballot that is still yet to be processed. CNN’s Annie Grayer speaks to one Mississippi voter about her “discouraging” experience on Election Day and the challenges that she encountered trying to cast her vote at the polls.

Mississippi voter ‘refused to give up’ at voting precinct | CNN Politics

With the Mississippi Senate race still too close to call between Democratic candidate Scott Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, thousands of voters had to fill out an affidavit ballot that is still yet to be processed. CNN's Annie Grayer speaks to one Mississippi voter about her "discouraging" experience on Election Day and the challenges that she encountered trying to cast her vote at the polls.

With the Mississippi Senate race still too close to call between Democratic candidate Scott Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, thousands of voters had to fill out an affidavit ballot that is still yet to be processed. CNN's Annie Grayer speaks to one Mississippi voter about her "discouraging" experience on Election Day and the challenges that she encountered trying to cast her vote at the polls.

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