Seventeen Midterm Races Remain Unresolved as Democrats Secure Both Chambers

Overview

• The count that began Nov. 3 has left 17 contests unresolved one week later: two Senate seats (Alaska, Mississippi), 13 House seats across eight states and two governorships (Alaska, Kansas).
• Major outlets project Democrats will control the Senate (about 54 seats) and the House (about 255 seats), so the outstanding races do not change which party controls Congress.
• In Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican Dan Sullivan by roughly 2,500 votes with about 76% of returns in and the state’s ranked‑choice tabulation and remote ballot transport mean final results could run into the Nov. 18 tabulation window and the Nov. 25 certification target.
• Mississippi’s Senate race showed Democrat Scott Colom ahead by roughly 2,700 votes with about 97% of precincts reported and counties must certify local returns by Nov. 13 ahead of a state certification expected Dec. 3.
• Kansas’ governor’s contest was under one percentage point, prompting a manual audit of six contests, county reviews of provisional ballots through Nov. 16 and a statewide certification deadline of Dec. 1 while Louisiana will hold Dec. 12 runoffs for two House seats.