The Mississippi Senate race remained too close to call early Wednesday, with Democratic challenger Scott Colom holding a razor-thin lead of less than one percentage point over Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith (R), according to a report from The Hill.

The Hill reported that with nearly all ballots counted, Colom led Hyde Smith by a little over 2,000 votes, 461,370 to 459,201, as of early Wednesday morning. The figures reflect the count at that point, the outlet said, and the margin was narrow enough that no winner could be identified from them.

CBS News also reported that the race remained unresolved Wednesday morning. It described Colom as having mounted a "surprisingly competitive" challenge to the incumbent in Mississippi, which it characterized as deep-red territory.

The two outlets differ in detail. The Hill's account includes specific vote totals, while the CBS News account cited for this story does not include a vote count. Both describe the outcome as still undecided at the time of their reporting.

Colom is the Democratic challenger in the contest, and Hyde Smith is the Republican incumbent, according to the two reports. Because the Hill's figures are described as current only through early Wednesday morning, later tallies would be needed to determine the result.

Sources: The Hill: Mississippi Senate race too close to call; CBS News: Mississippi Senate race unresolved in surprisingly competitive contest.