Which key races remain undecided one week after the US midterms?
Summary
More than a week after the U.S. midterm elections, more than a dozen congressional races remained uncalled, leaving the final sizes of Democratic majorities in the House and Senate uncertain. Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska and about a dozen House races were still being counted, with recount rules and ballot deadlines varying by state.Key Facts
- Democrats had won 54 Senate seats for the incoming Congress and could gain one or two more in Alaska and Mississippi.
- In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom led Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 2,600 votes late Tuesday, but the race remained too close to call.
- Mississippi counties had to submit certified results, including provisional-ballot tallies, by Friday; the state planned to certify results on December 3.
- Mississippi had processed about 14,200 provisional ballots, accepting about 80 percent, and about 2,700 mailed absentee ballots had not yet been returned, according to the secretary of state.
- In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican Senator Dan Sullivan by about 2,500 votes, with an estimated 76 percent counted as of Tuesday.
- Alaska could conduct ranked-choice tabulation on November 18 if no candidate receives a majority; the state’s target date for certification is November 25.
- Democrats had won 255 of the 435 House seats, their largest elected majority since 2008, and about a dozen races remained undecided.
- North Carolina had four uncalled House races; candidates may request a recount there if the margin is one percent or less of the total vote.
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