Why US Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi haven’t been called yet, and how long it could take | HT Explainers

Hindustan Times · Prakriti Deb · 2026-11-05 05:29 UTC

Democrats have secured Senate control, but close races in Alaska and Mississippi remain uncalled.  | HT Explainers

Democrats have secured Senate control, but close races in Alaska and Mississippi remain uncalled.

The Associated Press (AP) had not called the Senate races in Alaska or Mississippi by Thursday, two days after the US midterm elections, and the counts in both states will run well into November for different reasons.

In Mississippi, election officials are still verifying and counting provisional and mail-in ballots. In Alaska, the initial count is incomplete, and a second stage of counting under the state’s ranked-choice voting system may follow.

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