Several high-stakes elections hang on final ballot tabulations and specific local voting procedures. Alaska faces unresolved outcomes across its Senate, House, and gubernatorial races, with ranked-choice rounds looming if leaders fall short of majority support. Across other states and cities, narrow vote differences—such as a 43-vote lead in Mississippi and a close contest in Kansas—mean official declarations will depend on processing the remaining tallies. In Los Angeles, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass trails challenger Nithya Raman as roughly one-third of the city's ballots remain uncounted.
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Contests without a 50 percent majority winner in Alaska will require ranked-choice voting…: Contests without a 50 percent majority winner in Alaska will require ranked-choice voting to determine the final outcomes.
Extremely close Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi could dramatically alter the ultim…: Extremely close Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi could dramatically alter the ultimate partisan balance of power.
Kansas and Los Angeles executive races show progressive and Democratic candidates clingin…: Kansas and Los Angeles executive races show progressive and Democratic candidates clinging to narrow margins against their rivals.
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Alaska is still waiting for the winners of its Senate, House and gubernatorial elections.
Published On 4 Nov 2026
A Democratic romp in the midterms has rocked the US political landscape, but several closely contested races remain too close to call.
- Alaska Senate: Republican Senator Dan Sullivan is seeking to retain his seat against Democratic challenger Mary Peltola, who has a 626-vote lead. If neither candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, then it will go to ranked-choice voting under Alaska law.
- Alaska governor: Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is facing off against Republican Bernadette Wilson. Kreiss-Tomkins’s share of the vote is 49.2 percent with an estimated 74 percent of ballots counted.
- Kansas governor: Democrat Cindy Holscher has a lead of less than a percentage point over Republican Ty Masterson. Holscher’s lead is 5,557, with an estimated 98 percent of the votes counted.
- Mississippi Senate: Democratic candidate Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by 43 votes with an estimated 96 percent of votes counted.
- Los Angeles mayor: Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is locked…
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