2026 Midterm Election Update | Saturday, Nov. 7 | JigrockRadio News
Four days after Election Day, the Associated Press had yet to call Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race. Democratic challenger Scott Colom led Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,574 votes in the Friday evening AP tally reported Saturday. The two were separated by about three-tenths of a percentage point, with an estimated 97% of the vote counted. The Washington Post · Yahoo News
County election officials are reviewing absentee ballots and affidavit ballots, Mississippi’s term for provisional ballots. Voters can cast an affidavit ballot when officials need to verify their eligibility, including when a voter’s name is missing from the poll book or the voter arrives without acceptable photo ID. The AP says the number of ballots still outstanding is uncertain and that it calls a race once it determines the trailing candidate has no path to catch up. Associated Press
Mail-in absentee ballots must have been postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3, and must reach circuit clerks by Tuesday, Nov. 10. That is also the deadline for voters who cast affidavit ballots because they forgot their ID to show acceptable photo identification. Counties have until Friday, Nov. 13, to submit certified results to the state. Mississippi Secretary of State · Reuters
In Alaska, the U.S. Senate race and the governor’s race were both uncalled Saturday. Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola held a narrow first-choice lead over Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in the Senate race. Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins led the governor’s field in first-choice votes. Under Alaska’s ranked-choice system, either contest could go to additional rounds if nobody wins a majority of first-choice votes. Associated Press · Yahoo News
In Kansas, the governor’s race was still uncalled. Democrat Cindy Holscher held a narrow lead over Republican Ty Masterson in AP figures reported Saturday. Yahoo News
In the U.S. House, the AP tally reported Saturday showed 19 races still uncalled, including Colorado’s 4th District and North Carolina’s 5th District. Democrats have already secured control of both chambers of Congress. The remaining races will determine the size of their majorities. The Washington Post · Associated Press
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