Cindy Hyde-Smith
U.S. Senate District (at-large)
2026 general election.
Incumbents
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jun 30, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican incumbent | $3,825,455 | $2,535,896 | $1,120,050 |
| Scott Colom Democratic | $2,384,921 | $847,046 | $312,330 |
| Tyrone C. Pinkins Independent | $98,038 | $5,352 | $0 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jun 30, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Cindy Hyde-Smith at $3,825,455. Lowest: Tyrone C. Pinkins at $98,038. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,825,455.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Cindy Hyde-Smith at $2,535,896. Lowest: Tyrone C. Pinkins at $5,352. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,535,896.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Cindy Hyde-Smith at $1,120,050. Lowest: Tyrone C. Pinkins at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,120,050.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Scott Colom at $831,018. Lowest: Tyrone C. Pinkins at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $831,018.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Cindy Hyde-Smith at $1,392,917. Lowest: Scott Colom at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,392,917.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican | Scott Colom Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate PACs | $468,75035.8% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs | $237,00018.1% | $215,50071.0% |
| Trade association PACs | $327,92025.1% | $0 |
| Non-connected committees | $93,5507.2% | $45,16014.9% |
| Membership organization PACs | $89,5006.8% | $10,0503.3% |
| Other candidates' committees | $62,0004.7% | $4,0001.3% |
| Labor union PACs | $9,5000.7% | $29,0009.5% |
| Cooperative PACs | $14,0001.1% | $0 |
| Corporations without capital stock | $5,5000.4% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $1,307,720 | $303,710 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican | Scott Colom Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $139,00013.8% | $0 |
| Defense Defense | $77,0007.6% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $48,4204.8% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $47,5004.7% | $0 |
| Construction Construction | $38,0003.8% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $31,5003.1% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $30,0003.0% | $0 |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $25,0002.5% | $0 |
| Technology Communications and technology | $24,5002.4% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $23,0002.3% | $0 |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $22,0002.2% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $21,0002.1% | $0 |
| Trucking Transportation | $21,0002.1% | $0 |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $17,0001.7% | $0 |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $17,0001.7% | $0 |
| Health insurance Health | $15,0001.5% | $0 |
| Public sector unions Labor | $2,0000.2% | $11,00013.1% |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $12,5001.2% | $0 |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $12,0001.2% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $1,0000.1% | $10,00011.9% |
| Accounting Professional services | $10,0001.0% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $0 | $10,00011.9% |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $10,0001.0% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $8,5000.8% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $5,5000.5% | $3,0003.6% |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $8,0000.8% | $0 |
| Transportation unions Labor | $7,0000.7% | $0 |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $6,0000.6% | $0 |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $6,0000.6% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $5,0005.9% |
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $2,0000.2% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $299,000 | $219,500 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $321,30031.9% | $45,21053.7% |
| Itemized total | $1,307,720 | $303,710 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican | Scott Colom Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $98,645100.0% | $831,018100.0% |
| Itemized total | $98,645 | $831,018 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican | Scott Colom Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $411,01849.5% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $98,645100.0% | $420,00050.5% |
| Itemized total | $98,645 | $831,018 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican | Scott Colom Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $1,392,917100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $1,392,917 | $0 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican | Scott Colom Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $1,341,37396.3% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $51,5443.7% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $1,392,917 | $0 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Tyrone C. Pinkins: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican | $129,500 | 6 | Feb 23 to Mar 5, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
| Scott Colom Democratic | $49,075 | 5 | Feb 19 to Mar 5, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
| Tyrone C. Pinkins Independent | $3,300 | 1 | Feb 26 to Feb 26, 2024 | $3,300 still provisional |
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.