Democrats secure Congress as handful of races remain uncalled
Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 5 Nov, 18:38 · Archive
A handful of Senate and governor races remain uncalled with narrow margins as Democrats secure control of both chambers of Congress.
Democrats have secured control of both chambers of Congress, flipping Senate seats in places Republicans won comfortably two years ago. As of Thursday, just four races for Senate and governor remain uncalled by the Associated Press, with narrow margins and votes still outstanding.
In Mississippi's Senate race, Democrat Scott Colom has a lead of 1,145 votes over Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith with 96 per cent of ballots counted. Several thousand provisional ballots remain to be counted, with the state having until 10 November to resolve them. In 2022, Mississippi counted about 5,700 provisional ballots. The state does not have an automatic recount process, but a challenger can seek a court order for one.
Alaska's Senate race between incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola is also uncalled, with Peltola holding a 637-vote lead with an estimated 74 per cent of votes counted. Under Alaska law, if neither candidate receives more than 50 per cent of the votes the election goes to ranked-choice voting. In Kansas, Democrat Cindy Holscher leads Republican Ty Masterson in the governor's race by 5,557 votes with an estimated 98 per cent counted. In the House, 35 races where party control is at stake remain uncalled.
How it is being reported
- What races the AP has not yet called in contests for Senate and governorThere are just four races for U.S. Senate and governor that The Associated Press has not yet called.News4Jax · 5 Nov, 18:11
- What races the AP has not yet called in contests for Senate and governorThere are just four races for U.S. Senate and governor that The Associated Press has not yet called.Clickorlando · 5 Nov, 18:11
- Which Senate, governors races are still uncalled by The Associated PressJust a handful of races for Senate and governor have not yet been called by The Associated Press as of noon on Wednesday.News4Jax · 4 Nov, 17:03
- Which Senate, governors races are still uncalled by The Associated PressJust a handful of races for Senate and governor have not yet been called by The Associated Press as of noon on Wednesday.Clickorlando · 4 Nov, 17:03
In this story: Scott Colom · Cindy Hyde-Smith · Mary Peltola · Dan Sullivan · Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins · Cindy Holscher · Ty Masterson · Mississippi
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