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What we know: What races the AP has not yet called in contests for Senate and governor

Compiled Nov 5

What races the AP has not yet called in contests for Senate and governor
What races the AP has not yet called in contests for Senate and governor · Photo: The Associated Press

What we know

  • There are four races for U.S. Senate and governor that the AP has not yet called as of Thursday
  • 35 House races where party control is at stake have yet to be called
  • Democrats will control the House and Senate next year
  • In Mississippi's Senate race, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,145 votes with 96% of ballots counted
  • In Alaska's Senate race, Democrat Mary Peltola leads Republican Dan Sullivan by 637 votes with an estimated 74% of votes counted
  • In Kansas's governor's race, Democrat Cindy Holscher leads Republican Ty Masterson by 7,045 votes with an estimated 99% of votes counted

What we don’t know yet

  • The outcome of Mississippi's Senate race depends on several thousand provisional ballots not yet resolved
  • Whether Alaska's Senate race will go to ranked-choice tabulation depends on whether a candidate gets over 50%
  • Whether Alaska's governor's race will go to another round depends on whether a candidate gets over 50%

Open questions

  • Will the provisional ballots in Mississippi change the outcome of the Senate race?
  • Will Alaska's Senate or governor's race require ranked-choice tabulation?
  • When will the remaining votes be fully counted in Alaska and Kansas?
  • Could a court-ordered recount occur in Mississippi's Senate race?

Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.

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