What’s delaying US midterm election calls in Mississippi and Alaska?
Summary
Two U.S. Senate races remain undecided after the midterm elections: Mississippi’s close contest and Alaska’s ranked-choice race. Their results are delayed by ballots that still need counting, and Alaska’s process may take days or weeks because of its remote communities and multiple-round vote count.Key Facts
- Democrat Scott Colom led Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,138 votes in Mississippi as of Wednesday night.
- About 96 percent of Mississippi ballots had been counted, with roughly 3,600 mail-in ballots and an unknown number of provisional ballots still outstanding.
- Mississippi allows 10 days to process provisional ballots and five business days for mail-in ballots to arrive after Election Day.
- Mississippi has no automatic recount provision; candidates would need a court order to request one.
- Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by 637 votes in Alaska as of Wednesday night.
- Nearly a quarter of Alaska’s votes remained uncounted, and its ranked-choice system may require additional rounds if no candidate wins more than 50 percent of first-choice votes.
- The article says Democrats were set to enter the 120th Congress with at least 54 Senate seats, and winning both remaining races would give them more leverage over legislation.
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