密西西比州共和党主席迈克·赫斯特周四表示，如果民主党人斯科特·科隆击败现任参议员辛迪·海德-史密斯（共和党）获胜，该党将接受结果。
The chair of the Mississippi Republican Party said Thursday the party will accept Democrat Scott Colom’s victory if he pulls off a win against incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R).
“这里没有任何否认选举结果的行为。如果遵循了法律、选民表达了意愿，那就到此为止，密西西比州共和党人将接受这一点，”赫斯特在新闻发布会上对记者说，C-SPAN在社交平台上发布了相关视频片段。“我们是守法公民的政党，如果选民表达了意愿且法律得到遵循，是的，绝对接受，”这位共和党主席补充道。
“There is no election-denying going on here. If the laws are followed and the voters spoke, that is it and Mississippi Republicans will accept that,” Mike Hurst told reporters during a press conference in a clip posted by C-SPAN on the social platform“We are the party of law-abiding citizens and if the voters speak and the law is followed, yes, absolutely,” the GOP chair added.
据《国会山报》合作伙伴Decision Desk HQ统计，科隆对现任参议员的领先优势已扩大到1800多票。在这一历史上倾向共和党的州，这场参议院竞选十分胶着，民主党人仅以0.2个百分点领先。
Colom has expanded his lead on the incumbent senator, leading by a little over 1,800 votes, according to The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ. The Senate race in the historically red-leaning state has been tight with the Democrat leading by just 0.2 percentage points.
“我们相信，如果严格遵循法律，并清点这2万张未决选票……参议员辛迪·海德-史密斯将连任，”赫斯特对媒体表示。
“We believe if the laws are followed to a T, and these 20,000 outstanding ballots are counted … Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith will be reelected,” Hurst told the press.
该州允许邮寄选票在选举日后最多五个工作日内被接收和计数，前提是选票在选举日当天或之前盖有邮戳。
The state allows mail ballots to be counted and received up to five business days after the election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
选票仍在陆续送达。该州一位高级选举官员表示，密西西比州正在等待，看大约3600张未决选票是否能按时送达。
Ballots are still rolling in. A top election official in the state said Mississippi is waiting to see if roughly 3,600 outstanding ballots show up on time.
民主党在中期选举中取得惊人胜利，赢得众参两院控制权。该党目前掌握54个参议院席位。密西西比州和阿拉斯加州仍在计票，如果民主党在两州均获胜，他们在参议院可占据56个席位。
The Democrats had a stunning victory in the midterm elections, securing control of both the House and the Senate. The party currently holds 54 Senate seats. Mississippi and Alaska are the two states where votes are still being counted and, if the Democrats win in both states, they could hold 56 seats in the upper chamber.