AP has yet to call several Senate and governor races

As of 4 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, The Associated Press had yet to call a handful of high-stakes Senate and governor races across the country, even as Democrats flipped seats in places Republicans comfortably won two years ago and secured control of both chambers of Congress, FOX21 News Colorado reported.

The uncalled contests span three states where razor-thin margins and outstanding ballots leave the outcomes unresolved, with the AP maintaining its standard of declaring a winner only when no scenario remains for the trailing candidate to close the gap. In the House, 59 races in which control of the seat is at stake remain uncalled.

Mississippi Senate Race Hinges on Provisional Ballots

In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom holds a lead of just a few dozen votes over Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the state’s Senate race. Several thousand provisional ballots are expected to be counted, and the state has until Nov. 10 to resolve those ballots. Those votes will be decisive. In 2022, the state counted about 5,700 provisional ballots. Mississippi does not have an automatic recount process, though a challenger can seek a court order for one.

These 2 key states Senate races still too close to call

Alaska Races Advance to Ranked-Choice Tabulation

The Associated Press has also left uncalled Alaska’s Senate contest between incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola, who holds a 626-vote lead over Sullivan with an estimated 74% of votes counted. Under Alaska law, if neither candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the race goes to ranked-choice tabulation.

In Alaska’s governor’s race, Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has a 20 percentage point lead over Republican Bernadette Wilson, with Kreiss-Tomkins at 49.2% of the vote and an estimated 74% of ballots counted. As with the Senate contest, the governor’s election moves to another round if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes.

Kansas Governor’s Race Too Close to Call

In Kansas, Democrat Cindy Holscher leads Republican Ty Masterson by less than a percentage point in the governor’s race. Holscher’s 5,557-vote lead, with an estimated 98% of votes counted, follows Democrat Adam Hamilton becoming the first member of his party to win a Senate seat in nearly a century. Both Holscher and Masterson serve in the state Senate, where the Republican serves as its president.

The narrow margins in these contests reflect a broader pattern of tight races nationwide, with Democrats making significant gains in territory that had favored Republicans just two years prior. The AP does not make projections and will only declare a winner when it is determined there is no scenario that would allow the trailing candidate to close the gap.

Watch live as The Associated Press makes race calls in the 2026 midterm election, including a look at the Senate and House balance of power map. https://t.co/SAGlrYnKew

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