The Aporia · US midterms 2026: What key races remain undecided?

Published on November 4, 2026, this article reports that while Democrats have made significant gains in recent US midterm elections, several key races remain undecided. In Alaska, Democratic challenger Mary Peltola leads Republican Senator Dan Sullivan by 626 votes for the Senate seat and Governor Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins holds a narrow lead of 49.2 percent against Bernadette Wilson for the governor's office. The race for Kansas governor is tight with Democrat Cindy Holscher ahead by less than one percentage point over Ty Masterson, while in Mississippi, Democratic candidate Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by only 43 votes. Additionally, the Los Angeles mayoral race between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Nithya Raman remains uncertain, with Raman leading 51.1 percent to Bass’s 48.9 percent of counted votes.

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As of November 4, 2026, several key US midterm races remain too close to call, including the Alaska Senate race where Democratic challenger Mary Peltola holds a narrow lead over incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan by just 626 votes. If no candidate reaches 50% of the vote, Alaska's ranked-choice voting law will come into effect. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom leads incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by only 43 votes with nearly all ballots counted. Other undecided races include the governorships in Alaska and Kansas, as well as the Los Angeles mayoral race between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman.

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- Mississippi Senate: Democratic candidate Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by 43 votes with an estimated 96 percent of votes counted.

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🔮 If neither candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, then it will go to ranked-choice voting under Alaska law.

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US midterms 2026: What key races remain undecided? · assertive framing

A Democratic romp in the midterms has rocked the US political landscape, but several closely contested races remain too close to call. asserted

races → rock → landscape

Republican Senator Dan Sullivan is seeking to retain his seat against Democratic challenger Mary Peltola, who has a 626-vote lead. asserted

who → seek → lead

If neither candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, then it will go to ranked-choice voting under Alaska law. asserted

it → get → law

- Alaska governor: Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is facing off against Republican Bernadette Wilson. asserted

Tomkins → face → Wilson

Kreiss-Tomkins’s share of the vote is 49.2 percent with an estimated 74 percent of ballots counted. asserted

percent → estimate → ballots

Holscher’s lead is 5,557, with an estimated 98 percent of the votes counted. asserted

percent → estimate → votes

- Mississippi Senate: Democratic candidate Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by 43 votes with an estimated 96 percent of votes counted. asserted

percent → lead → votes

Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is locked in a tight contest with Nithya Raman, who is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. asserted

who → lock → America

Bass has 48.9 percent of the vote, compared with Raman’s 51.1 percent, with an estimated one-third of the ballots uncounted. asserted

third → have → ballots

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