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Deep-red Stone County shifted 19 points in the Senate race
Gardner Thornhill
Stone County is about as red as Mississippi gets. Donald Trump carried it by 58 points in 2024. Its precincts still moved hard in this year's Senate race.
Precinct-level results compiled by election analyst Gardner Thornhill show the county shifting about 19 points toward the Democrat compared with 2024, even as most Stone County precincts stayed with Cindy Hyde-Smith, several by wide margins.
Two precincts tell the story. At the Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, Scott Colom beat Hyde-Smith by 27.9 points in a precinct Trump won in 2024, a swing of 32.2 points. At New Hope, Colom's margin reached 54.4 points, 22.1 points wider than the Democratic margin there two years ago.
The Senate race remains uncalled while counties finish processing ballots.
Source: Gardner Thornhill on X
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