District Attorney Scott Colom, a U.S. Senate candidate, said that lawyers will protect the “integrity” of the midterm election as counting continues in the Mississippi race on Wednesday.
“We’ve got local lawyers that are going to be at the county meetings in each county. We will protect the process of this election,” Colom told reporters.
Mississippi’s contest is one of two Senate races in which the outcome is still unclear.
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Democratic candidate Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with 43 votes with an estimated 96% of votes counted.
Mississippi does not have an automatic recount process, but a challenger can seek a court order for one.
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