SPECIAL REPORT: Mississippi Senate Too Close to Call

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Maya We interrupt our coverage for a special report: Mississippi's Senate race is down to the wire.

Daniel Maya, with 98 percent reporting, Scott Colom leads Cindy Hyde-Smith by just 1795 votes.

Maya Break down those numbers for us, Daniel.

Daniel Colom sits at 49.04 percent, Hyde-Smith at 48.85 percent. That gap is razor thin with just 2 percent of the vote left to count.

Maya And no network has made a call here.

Daniel Correct, this one is too close to call. No projection from any network at this hour.

Maya Daniel, remind viewers what's historically at stake in this particular race.

Daniel A Democrat has not won a U.S. Senate race in Mississippi since John C. Stennis in 1982. That's the context, not a prediction.

Maya We'll keep watching those final ballots as they're counted.

Daniel We'll have the final numbers the moment they're in.

Maya Remember, Crosstab shows the odds, not a guarantee, data ahead of politics.

Maya Stay with us. Crosstab Live continues all night.