{
  "id": 19422732,
  "title": "More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/more-than-a-dozen-key-races-remain-too-early-to-call-one-week-after-19422732",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T23:50:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/10/more-than-a-dozen-key-races-remain-too-early-to-call-one-week-after-election-day/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "More than a dozen critical races across the United States are still too early to call one week after Election Day on Tuesday. Democrats currently hold a strong lead in the House and Senate, but remain uncertain about their final numbers. In the Senate, Democrats are projected to retain 54 seats, with the possibility of gaining one or two more from Republican opponents in Alaska and Mississippi. In the House, Democrats are on track to achieve their largest majority since 2008, with the potential to expand it further as remaining races are called.\n\nMississippi's Senate race remains unresolved, with Democrat Scott Colom leading Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith by around 2,600 votes. The state has two key deadlines in its vote-counting process: mail-in absentee ballots must be received by Tuesday, and certified election results must be submitted by Friday. Due to the lack of a centralized vote reporting system, the Associated Press is gathering information directly from each of Mississippi's 82 counties. The state will certify its results on December 3.\n\nIn Alaska's Senate race, Democrat Mary Peltola is leading Republican Dan Sullivan by approximately 2,500 votes, with about 76% of the vote counted. Peltola is within one percentage point of securing an outright victory, but ranked choice voting could extend the process until November 18. The state's certification deadline is November 25, and recounts are only automatic in the event of a tie.\n\nAcross the House, most races remain too close to call, with margins of less than 1 percentage point among the counted votes in several states. North Carolina has four undecided races, all of which are Republican incumbents facing challenges. California has one contested House race, while South Carolina's 2nd District race is between two Democrats, with a recount ongoing. Minnesota's 1st District race is also undecided, with a potential recount if the margin is less than 0.25%. In Tennessee's 4th District, the race remains unresolved, with only about 300 votes separating the candidates; recounts are only possible through a legal challenge. Finally, in Kansas, Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher is leading Republican Senate President Ty Masterson by less than 1 percentage point, and an audit of selected ballots is required before counties can certify their results.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON (AP) — The strength of Democrats’ majorities in the House and Senate remains undetermined one week after Election Day as more than a dozen races are still too early to call Tuesday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/more-than-a-dozen-key-races-remain-too-early-to-call-one-week-after",
        "published": "2026-11-10T23:50:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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