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More than a dozen US congressional races remain uncalled a week after the midterms

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More than a dozen congressional races were still uncalled on Tuesday, a week after the midterm elections, according to an Associated Press report carried by The Washington Times and PBS NewsHour. That left the size of Democrats’ House and Senate majorities undetermined. By Wednesday, the Alaska and Mississippi Senate races had still not been officially called. Decision Desk HQ data showed Democrat Scott Colom slightly ahead of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, and Democrat Mary Peltola ahead of Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska, where ranked-choice rules apply if neither candidate reaches 50 percent.

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More than a dozen congressional races were still uncalled on Tuesday, a week after the midterm elections.
Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Center
PBS NewsHour
Right
The Washington Times
The size of Democrats’ House and Senate majorities remained undetermined.
Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
Al Jazeera English
Center
PBS NewsHour
Right
The Washington Times
The Alaska and Mississippi Senate races had not been officially called as of Wednesday.
One outletUnited Press International· Center
Decision Desk HQ data showed Democrat Scott Colom slightly ahead of Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi.
One outletUnited Press International· Center
Democrat Mary Peltola was ahead of Republican Dan Sullivan in Alaska, where ranked-choice counting applies if neither reaches 50 percent.
One outletUnited Press International· Center

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Left, center and right all report that races, including Senate contests in Alaska and Mississippi, remained uncalled a week after the midterms. The center’s UPI headline stresses Democratic leads, while the left and right headlines focus on which races remain open.

the left
1 outlet
Al Jazeera English asks which key races remain undecided, framing the wait around Democrats hoping close races will expand their majorities.
Which key races remain undecided one week after the US midterms?
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
3 outlets
UPI leads with Democrats leaning in two uncalled Senate races, while NewsNation asks which midterm races are still too close to call.
2 outstanding Senate races leaning toward Democrats
United Press InternationalCenterAll center headlines
the right
2 outlets
The Washington Times ran an Associated Press report, so its headline is AP’s wording; it states more than a dozen key races remain too early to call a week after Election Day.
More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day
The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Leads with

Which races remain undecided
Democrats hoping to expand their majorities

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
Which key races remain undecided one week after the US midterms?
Democrats hope several races that are still too close to call will further expand their majorities in the US Congress.
1 day agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)

From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

Democratic leads in Alaska and Mississippi Senate races
Races still uncalled a week after the vote

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United Press InternationalCenter
2 outstanding Senate races leaning toward Democrats
Two Senate races were in limbo Wednesday as election authorities counted ballots more than a week after Election Day.
1 day agoRead at United Press International (opens in a new tab)
NewsNationCenter
Which midterm races are still too close to call?
(NewsNation) — It’s been more than a week since Election Day, and some key races still haven’t named a winner. Two U.S. Senate seats, as well as a handful of House races and at least one governor’s race, are still up in the air. …
1 day agoRead at NewsNation (opens in a new tab)
PBS NewsHourCenterAssociated Press report
More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day
PBS NewsHour published a report that is shown in full at The Washington Times.
1 day agoRead at PBS NewsHour (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

More than a dozen races undecided
Size of Democratic majorities undetermined

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The Epoch TimesFar Right
Key Congressional and Governors’ Races Remain Undecided More Than a Week After Midterms
From Alaska to North Carolina, narrow margins and outstanding ballots have kept several key races undecided.
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The Washington TimesRightAssociated Press report
More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day
The size of Democrats' majorities in the House and Senate remained undetermined one week after Election Day as more than a dozen races were still too early to call Tuesday.
1 day agoRead at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
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Left
5 hr 25 min later
Its first report, Nov 11, 2:14 PM EST
Center
First to report
NewsNation, Nov 11, 8:49 AM EST
Right
10 min later
Its first report, Nov 11, 8:59 AM EST

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NewsNationCenterNov 11, 8:49 AM EST
The Washington TimesRightNov 11, 8:59 AM EST
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 11, 2:14 PM EST
PBS NewsHourCenterNov 11, 3:33 PM EST
United Press InternationalCenterNov 11, 4:24 PM EST
The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 11, 7:49 PM EST

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More than a dozen US congressional races remain uncalled a week after the midterms

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From the left

Which key races remain undecided one week after the US midterms?

From the center

2 outstanding Senate races leaning toward Democrats

Which midterm races are still too close to call?

More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day

From the right

Key Congressional and Governors’ Races Remain Undecided More Than a Week After Midterms

More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day

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