Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith with President and First Lady Trump (Photo from Cindy Hyde-Smith on Facebook)
- U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who has also been endorsed by President Donald Trump, is facing newcomer Sarah Adlakha in the March 10 Republican Primary.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith picked up a slew of endorsements this week from fellow Republicans across Mississippi supporting her re-election bid.
Hyde-Smith campaign manager Jake Monssen said the vast support shown for the Senator “is a strong demonstration of the trust our elected leaders have in her effectiveness in Washington.”
“She is delivering for the people of Mississippi,” said Monssen of Hyde-Smith. “We’re grateful for the endorsements from these conservative leaders, and we will rely on them to help us grow our team across Mississippi, and our campaign will continue working hard to secure a sound victory in 2026.”
The endorsements include Hyde-Smith’s fellow Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker as well as the state’s three GOP Congressmen, Trent Kelly (MS-1), Michael Guest (MS-3) and Mike Ezell (MS-4).
Hyde-Smith has also been endorsed by President Donald Trump (R) again this cycle. Trump’s support came in March of 2025 when the President posted on social media, “Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is 100% MAGA, and doing a fantastic job representing the Incredible People of Mississippi! An Original Member of my Mississippi Leadership Team, Cindy has been with us from the very beginning. In the Senate, Cindy is fighting hard to Secure our Border, Grow the Economy, Champion our Amazing Farmers and American Agriculture, Support our Brave Military/Veterans, Promote Energy DOMINANCE, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.”
In addition to these federal level endorsements, Hyde-Smith shared support she has received from seven of the eight statewide elected officials along with 34 state senators and 73 state representatives, including Speaker of the House Jason White (R).
Hyde-Smith has served in the U.S. Senate since 2018 after being appointed by former Governor Phil Bryant (R) to fill the unexpired term of retiring Senator Thad Cochran (R). She is the first woman to represent the Magnolia State at the federal level. Hyde-Smith went on to win the 2018 special election by 8 points of Democrat nominee Mike Espy. Then in a rematch two years later, she bested Espy again by 10 points to earn her first full six-year term.
This election cycle, the incumbent Senator is being challenged in the Republican Primary by newcomer Sarah Adlakha, a Chicago, Illinois native. Adlakha moved to Mississippi 13 years ago. She paused her psychiatric practice to help her husband establish his cardiology clinic and has run the business side of the practice for 11 years. The couple have been involved in developing a $55 million multi-purpose real estate project in Jackson County that has faced pushback from the Board of Supervisors and Singing River Health System over a certificate of need related to the medical component in the development.
Hyde-Smith has a sizeable lead in terms of cash on hand so far this cycle, reporting $2.34 million during the third quarter of 2025. Adlakha’s filing showed $122,000 cash on hand after previously reporting a loan to her campaign of over $200,000. Updated campaign finance reports are due later this month.
The primary between these two will be decided on March 10.
The full list of endorsements shared by Hyde-Smith’s campaign is shown below:
Federal
President Donald J. Trump
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker
U.S. Representative Trent Kelly
U.S. Representative Michael Guest
U.S. Representative Mike Ezell
Mississippi Executive Offices
Governor Tate Reeves
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann
Attorney General Lynn Fitch
Treasurer David McRae
Auditor Shad White
Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson
Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney
Mississippi State Senate
Michael W. McLendon
Tyler McCaughn
David L. Parker
Jeff Tate
Ritta Potts Parks
Andy Berry
Daniel H. Sparks
Brian Rhodes
Chad McMahan
Jason T. Barrett
Benjamin A. Suber
Joey Fillingane
Nicole Akins Boyd
Robin Robinson
Neil S. Whaley
Dennis DeBar Jr.
Lydia Chassaniol
John A. Polk
Bart Williams
Chris Johnson
Chuck Younger
Philman A. Ladner
Lane Taylor
Mike Seymour
Kevin Blackwell
Mike Thompson
Josh Harkins
Joel R. Carter Jr.
Briggs Hopson
Scott DeLano
Walter Michel
Jeremy England
Dean Kirby
Brice Wiggins
Mississippi State House
Bubba Carpenter
Brad Mattox
William Tracy Arnold
Jody Steverson
Justin Keen
Kimberly Remak
Trey Lamar
Josh Hawkins
Clay Deweese
Steve Massengill
Sam J. Creekmore IV
Beth Waldo
Andy Boyd
Shane Aguirre
Jerry R. Turner
Randy P. Boyd
Rodney Hall
Donnie Bell
Jon Lancaster
Perry Van Bailey
Jeff Hale
W.I. “Doc” Harris
Jim Estrada
Kevin Horan
Joey Hood
Rob Roberson
C. Scott Bounds
Karl Oliver
Speaker Jason White
Bill Kinkade
Vince Mangold
Kevin Ford
Clay Mansell
Jonathan McMillian
Brent Powell
Fred Shanks
Gene Newman
Lance Varner
Jill Ford
Lee Yancy
Celeste Hurst
Price Wallace
Mark Tullos
Steve Horne
Billy Adam Calvert
Troy Smith
Shane Barnett
Joseph “Bubba” Tubb
Charles “Chuck” Blackwell
Donnie Scoggin
Noah Sanford
Becky Currie
Timmy Ladner
Jay McKnight
Sam C. Mims, V
Bill Pigott
Ken Morgan
Kent McCarty
Missy Warren McGee
Larry Byrd
Elliot Burch
Jansen Owen
Steve Lott
Manly Barton
Jimmy Fondren
John O. Read
Hank Zuber III
Jeffrey S. “Jeff” Guice
Zachary Grady
Casey Eure
Kevin W. Felsher
Richard Bennett
Brent David Anderson
Frank Corder
