# More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/more-than-a-dozen-key-races-remain-too-early-to-call-one-week-after-election-day/
- Published: 2026-11-11T20:33:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T21:33:29+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/more-than-a-dozen-key-races-remain-too-early-to-call-one-week-after-election-day
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- More than a dozen congressional races were still uncalled.
- Democrats had won 255 House seats and were on track for 54 Senate seats.
- Close contests in Mississippi and Alaska could add to Democrats’ Senate total.

## Summary

One week after Election Day, more than a dozen races remained uncalled, leaving the final sizes of Democrats’ majorities in Congress uncertain. Democrats were on track to hold 54 Senate seats and had won 255 House seats, their largest House majority since 2008, with further gains possible as counting continued.

In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 2,600 votes, while in Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola led Senator Dan Sullivan by about 2,500, with 76% of votes counted. Mississippi still had provisional and absentee ballots to process, with results due to be certified on 3 December; Alaska’s remaining ballot count and possible ranked-choice tabulation could extend into November. Several House contests were also close, including four unresolved races in North Carolina, where candidates can request a recount if the margin is 1% or less.

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