Mississippi and Alaska Senate Races Remain Too Close to Call
In Mississippi, a few dozen votes separate Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom. In Alaska, Mary Peltola leads Sen. Dan Sullivan by about 600 votes with a quarter of ballots left to count.
Two Senate races were still uncalled by the Associated Press as of noon Eastern on Wednesday, November 4. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by a few dozen votes with about 96 percent of votes counted; the state has no automatic recount, but a candidate can ask a court to order one. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by 626 votes with an estimated 74 percent counted; under Alaska law, if no candidate tops 50 percent, the race goes to ranked-choice tabulation.
Democrats have won 54 seats to Republicans' 44 and will control the Senate in January; the two remaining races will decide the final margin. In the House, which the AP has called for Democrats, 68 races where party control is at stake were still uncalled. The AP declares a winner only when it determines the trailing candidate cannot catch up. Also called overnight: Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's open Senate seat over Republican Mike Rogers, the AP projected, becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate, Time reports.
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