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These are the races in the House and Senate that haven't been called yet

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Pratz, M. (2026, November 6). These are the races in the House and Senate that haven't been called yet. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2026/11/05/g-s1-152127/house-senate-uncalled-races

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NPR · collected 2026-11-06 · by Megan Pratz

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The article details several undetermined races in the U.S. House and Senate following recent elections. In the House, specific races remain undecided but do not affect overall party control. For the Senate, there are unresolved contests in Alaska and Mississippi; Alaska’s use of ranked choice voting may necessitate further rounds of counting, while Mississippi is still tallying provisional ballots with a very narrow margin between candidates.
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As of November 6, 2026, The Associated Press has not yet called several races for both the House and Senate. Democrats are expected to have a strong majority in the upcoming Congress, though exact numbers remain undetermined due to outstanding races in California, Alaska, and Mississippi.

In the Senate, Alaska is using ranked choice voting with no candidate achieving 50% of the vote, potentially leading to further rounds of counting later. In Mississippi, a large number of provisional ballots are delaying results; currently, less than 2,000 votes separate the top two candidates.

These delays in certain states reflect normal post-election processes and do not indicate irregularities or issues with the voting system.

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Who wrote this

Megan Pratz
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 So it's clear which party will hold the seat, even if it's not clear who will win.
2026-11-06 · assertive framing · These are the races in the House and Senate that haven't been called yet
🔮 But how will NPR call races on election night?
2026-11-03 · assertive framing · How NPR makes race calls in the 2026 election
Also by Megan Pratz
How NPR makes race calls in the 2026 election
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Topics

Alaska Democrats House Mississippi Senate

Subjects

Alaska GPE · 2× House ORG · 2× Mississippi GPE · 2× Senate ORG · 2× California GPE · 1× Congress ORG · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× The Associated Press ORG · 1×

Narrative

Here's where things stand in the races that are waiting to be called in the House by The Associated Press: Loading... In the Senate, there are two races outstanding, Alaska and Mississippi.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
🔮 So it's clear which party will hold the seat, even if it's not clear who will win.
2026-11-06 · NPR
These are the races in the House and Senate that haven't been called yet · assertive framing

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These are the races in the House and Senate that haven't been called yet Loading... asserted
that → call → House
Democrats are poised to have a strong majority in the upcoming Congress. asserted
Democrats → poise → Congress
The final numbers are still being determined and several races are still outstanding. asserted
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A few in California are being contested by two candidates in the same party. asserted
few → contest → party
So it's clear which party will hold the seat, even if it's not clear who will win. asserted
who → hold → seat
Others are too close to call or there aren't enough ballots counted to know which candidate will prevail. asserted
candidate → call → ?
In many places in the country, it takes a while to count votes. asserted
it → take → votes
That's normal and expected. asserted
That → expect → ?
Here's where things stand in the races that are waiting to be called in the House by The Associated Press: Loading... In the Senate, there are two races outstanding, Alaska and Mississippi. asserted
are → stand → Senate
Because Alaska uses ranked choice voting and no candidate in the four-person race has achieved a 50% majority in the count, it may proceed to another round of counting later this month. uncertain
it → use → counting
Mississippi uses a more traditional electoral system but a large number of provisional ballots — called affidavit ballots in the state — are taking time to count. asserted
number → use → time
Less than 2,000 votes separate the top two candidates in that race. asserted
votes → separate → race
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