More Than a Dozen U.S. Midterm Races Remain Uncalled

As of November 11, 2026, more than a dozen U.S. congressional races from the midterm elections remained uncalled, meaning news organizations had not yet declared a winner. Al Jazeera reported that a dozen of those contests are for the House of Representatives, where the margin between leading candidates was under one percentage point in most of them as of late Tuesday afternoon, November 10.

Democrats had won 54 Senate seats for the Congress that convenes in January 2027. Two races that are still open, in Alaska and Mississippi, could add one or two more to that total.

In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom led Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 2,600 votes late on November 10. Mississippi has no automatic recounts, and candidates cannot request one; a recount happens only if a court orders it. The state also has no central vote-reporting system, so The Associated Press, the news agency, is collecting counts by contacting each of the state's 82 counties directly.

Mississippi's count is still moving. State Secretary of State Michael Watson said on November 9 that about 14,200 provisional ballots had been processed, with about 80 percent accepted. Provisional ballots are cast when a voter's eligibility must be checked before the vote is counted. He also said about 2,700 mail-in absentee ballots had not yet been returned. Under state rules, mail-in ballots had to arrive by Tuesday, and counties must submit certified results, including provisional tallies, by Friday of that week. Mississippi will certify its election results on December 3.

In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican Senator Dan Sullivan by about 2,500 votes as of November 10, with an estimated 76 percent of votes counted. Peltola was just over one percentage point short of the majority needed to win outright. If no candidate reaches a majority, the race moves to ranked-choice tabulation, a multi-round count used in that situation, on November 18. Alaska accepts final absentee ballots mailed from outside the United States as late as November 18, 15 days after Election Day.

Alaska's target date for certifying results is November 25. Recounts there are automatic only in the case of a tie. Otherwise, a candidate may request one within five days of certification.