Cindy Hyde-Smith
Candidate, U.S. Senate Mississippi
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Mississippi. She assumed office on April 9, 2018. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Hyde-Smith (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Mississippi. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Republican primary on March 10, 2026.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) appointed Hyde-Smith to serve in Sen. Thad Cochran's (R) seat until voters could select a new senator in the November 6, 2018, special election. Cochran announced that he would resign from the Senate on April 1, 2018, due to his health.12 Smith defeated former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy (D) in a special runoff election on November 27, 2018, to complete Cochran's term, which ended in 2021.1 She was elected to a full term in 2020.