The Dispute Index

Scott Colom

Scott Colom is a Mississippi district attorney and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. Born and raised in Columbus, he worked as a prosecutor and judge before winning election as district attorney in 2015. He also coaches sports and a high-school mock-trial team.

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What we have documented

We have documented 3 statements by Scott Colom, in 2 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Scott Colom

Scott Colom

Role at the time: Scott Colom's U.S. Senate campaign, through campaign manager Gerard Henderson, in a statement reported by WLOX

Condemned

Response to this claim

Mississippi and federal law require counties to keep affidavit ballots from the November 3, 2026, election separate from other ballots, and Cindy Hyde-Smith is entitled to their preservation in an unaltered and identifiable state.

“This desperate stunt from national Republicans is what you do when you know you're about to lose a race.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Cindy Hyde-Smith lawyers send letter to Mississippi counties demanding preservation of affidavit ballotsFull article
Why we used this label

The reference point is the Hyde-Smith campaign's demand that Mississippi counties separate and preserve affidavit ballots, and the Republican scrutiny of those ballots that the demand supports. The campaign dismisses the demand as a desperate stunt by a side that expects to lose, which condemns it.

Read statementFull case: Hyde-Smith's lawyers demand that Mississippi counties separate and preserve affidavit ballots in her Senate race; Colom's lawyers call the demand unlawful

Scott Colom

Role at the time: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Mississippi, through his campaign counsel Jacquelyn Lopez in a letter to county election officials

Condemned

Response to this claim

Mississippi and federal law require counties to keep affidavit ballots from the November 3, 2026, election separate from other ballots, and Cindy Hyde-Smith is entitled to their preservation in an unaltered and identifiable state.

“Those demands have no basis in Mississippi law, and if you depart from ordinary election procedures as you have been asked to do, you will violate Mississippi voters' rights and Mississippi election law.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Cindy Hyde-Smith's Unlawful Attack on Voter Privacy · Scott ColomTwo-page letter to all 82 Mississippi counties dated November 5, 2026, posted on Colom's campaign website
Why we used this label

The reference point is the Hyde-Smith campaign's demand that Mississippi counties separate and preserve affidavit ballots, and the Republican scrutiny of those ballots that the demand supports. Colom's campaign calls the demand unlawful and extraordinary and warns counties that following it would violate voters' rights and state election law.

Read statementFull case: Hyde-Smith's lawyers demand that Mississippi counties separate and preserve affidavit ballots in her Senate race; Colom's lawyers call the demand unlawful

Scott Colom

Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Mississippi

Condemned

Statement summary

In debate comments compiled by guides.vote, Scott Colom said he does not know what the objective is in the war in Iran and that the Constitution is clear that Congress is supposed to declare war.

“I don't know what the objective is right now in the war in Iran... The Constitution is clear that you're supposed to have Congress declare war.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)2026 Mississippi U.S. Senate voter's guide
Why we used this label

Colom said the war lacks a clear objective and violated Congress's constitutional role, a clear opposition position.

Read statementFull case: Do they support the war in Iran?

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Case

Do they support the war in Iran?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.

Iran WarU.S. PoliticsUpdated

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