Alaska and Mississippi Senate results could take days or even weeks

Alaska and Mississippi Senate results could take days or even weeks

Alaska and Mississippi Senate results could take days or even weeks

The last two undecided Senate races, in Alaska and Mississippi, could stay uncalled for days or even weeks, leaving the final size of the Democrats' Senate majority uncertain. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith were separated by only dozens of votes, and mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day can still arrive for five more days. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by fewer than 1,000 votes with about three-quarters of ballots counted; military ballots can arrive for up to 15 days, and if no candidate passes 50 percent, the ranked-choice tally would not start until November 18.

The last two undecided Senate races, in Alaska and Mississippi, could stay uncalled for days or even weeks, leaving the final size of the Democrats' Senate majority uncertain. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith were separated by only dozens of votes, and mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day can still arrive for five more days. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by fewer than 1,000 votes with about three-quarters of ballots counted; military ballots can arrive for up to 15 days, and if no candidate passes 50 percent, the ranked-choice tally would not start until November 18.

The last two undecided Senate races, in Alaska and Mississippi, could stay uncalled for days or even weeks, leaving the final size of the Democrats' Senate majority uncertain. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith were separated by only dozens of votes, and mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day can still arrive for five more days. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by fewer than 1,000 votes with about three-quarters of ballots counted; military ballots can arrive for up to 15 days, and if no candidate passes 50 percent, the ranked-choice tally would not start until November 18.