Cindy Hyde-Smith
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RepublicanIn office since Apr 2018

Cindy Hyde-Smith

U.S. Senator from Mississippi since 2018. Ran in 3 elections between 2018 and 2020, winning 3. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

U.S. Senator from MississippiBorn 1959Farmer

In office
8 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
0
47 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
1.9%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+10.0
Won 2020
Elections
4
2018–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryCommodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade · ChairmanConservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and BiotechnologyLivestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
  • Senate Committee on AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesDepartment of DefenseEnergy and Water DevelopmentDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies · Chairman
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesEnergyPublic Lands, Forests, and Mining
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 47 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hyde-Smith sits in the U.S. Senate

Hyde-Smith is closer to the center than 65% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianHyde-SmithMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jon Husted, Deb Fischer, Shelley Moore Capito

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Hyde-Smith’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hyde-Smith’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hyde-Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026U.S. Senate, MississippiCountingD+0.3R+23.1−23.4
2020U.S. Senate, MississippiWonR+10.0R+16.8−6.8
2018U.S. Senate, Mississippi (special) (runoff)Won+7.3R+18.2−10.9
2018U.S. Senate, Mississippi (special) (special)WonR+0.3R+18.2−17.9

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$4.6M
Spent
$3.7M
Cash
$1.4M

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

CINDY HYDE-SMITH FOR US SENATE
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Hyde-Smith has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Hyde-Smith has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 25 polls; Hyde-Smith’s best result was 58% (U.S. Senate in Mississippi, 2020).

Hyde-Smith’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Hyde-Smith

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET