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Election officials in Mississippi’s Rankin County sort affidavit ballots Tuesday. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

All Mississippi Senate ballots are in. Now the count enters the final phase.

 What to know

Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 3,041 votes in Mississippi's U.S. Senate race, according to unofficial results from the Associated Press. About 98 percent of ballots have been counted. Mississippi law lacks a recount process for Senate races, but the trailing candidate could seek a court challenge. Most outstanding votes are affidavit ballots, with three-quarters approved for counting.

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