Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith did not pay more than $ 50,000 in corporate donations as a result of a scandalous campaign

Despite claims for reimbursement, new campaigns show that Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith kept $ 50,000 in donations from major corporations such as Walmart and Facebook following her controversial special election victory in November.

The latest report of the Federal Election Commission – released amidst the government's closure late last week – showed that Republican Hyde-Smith had not reimbursed repayment to most of the donor companies who had requested that their contributions to the campaign be returned November following his comment of "public hanging".

AP [19659005] US Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith calls her family members to identify as she celebrates her victory against Democrat Mike Espy in Jackson, Missouri on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Hyde-Smith, who Senator Mike Espy was grappling with a racist joke about "public hangings" that was made public after the publication on Twitter of a video taken by a politician at the following his campaign.

"If he invited me to a public hanging, I would be in the first row," said Hyde-Smith in the video referring to a breeder who had supported his campaign .

A host of companies, including some of the country's most prominent figures, have denounced Hyde-Smith's comments and publicly demanded reimbursements. Among them were Aetna, Amgen, AT & T, Boston Scientific, Facebook, Google, Leidos, Major League Baseball, Pfizer, Union Pacific and Walmart.

Hyde-Smith is excused publicly during the only debate between the two candidates. She ended up defeating Espy in the second round on November 28 with around 60,000 votes.

The New York Times reported earlier this month that the MLB had received a refund, but the latter and Amgen had only received their donations because the transactions had been canceled before being processed, according to the New York Times. the record of the FEC.

The Jackson Free Press reported that the repayments amounted to more than $ 50,000 and that the refusal of the campaign to repay them was probably due to the fact that Hyde-Smith had only $ 63,744.51 in species at the end of his campaign.

The only repayments reported by the campaign in the deposit concerned the owners of the San Francisco Giants, Charles and Ann Johnson, and the owner of the business, Seattle, Peter Zieve, who had been sued for discriminatory hiring practices against Muslims, according to the Seattle Times. The campaign confirmed to NBC News, a week before the second round, the return of the donation.

Hyde-Smith did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News. Applicants are not legally required to respond to claims.

Mark Osborne of ABC News contributed to the writing of this report.