President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, to support Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. The visit comes eight days before midterm elections that will determine party control in Congress and state governments. The president told the audience his appearance was intended to ensure a win for Hyde-Smith, who is facing a challenge from Democrat Scott Colom.
Hyde-Smith is seeking her second full term in a state that Trump won by an average of nearly 20 percentage points in three elections. However, reports indicate voter concern regarding inflation and the war with Iran. Colom, a local prosecutor, would be the first Black senator from Mississippi since the Reconstruction era if elected. Senate Democrats' super PAC recently invested $1.2 million into the race to support his candidacy.
During the rally at Crossroads Arena, Trump characterized Colom as a "Marxist radical" and a "phony." Colom was present at the rally site before the event, stating he wanted to listen to the concerns of Trump supporters. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance campaigned for Sen. Roger Marshall in Topeka, Kansas, where a Democrat has not won a Senate seat since 1932. Marshall noted that he has raised less money than his opponent, Adam Hamilton, and called on Republicans to match Democratic voter energy.
Other figures held events across the country on Monday. Former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Milwaukee for David Crowley, who is running for governor against Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany. In Michigan, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed issued a statement distancing himself from a Rebellion PAC advertisement that linked grocery prices to U.S. support for Israel. In New York, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler worked a shift at a McDonald's drive-thru during his campaign against Democrat Cait Conley.
In Mississippi, the Senate race involves a potential historical shift for a state that has not elected a new Democratic senator since 1947. Voters there and in other contested states like Kansas and Wisconsin are weighing local leadership against national issues such as the war with Iran and high gas prices. For a typical household, the results will dictate whether they see changes in federal tax policy, social program funding, or the legislative response to energy costs that President Trump acknowledged have risen during the current conflict.
The next week features a concentrated schedule of events as the Nov. 3 election date approaches. President Trump is scheduled to visit Texas, South Carolina, and Iowa, with a second visit to Salina, Kansas, planned for Saturday, Oct. 31. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, when voters will finalize the composition of the next Congress and decide various governorships, including the race in Wisconsin that could result in the state's first Black governor. Results are expected to be reported late that night or in the following days as ballots are tallied.