A week after the ballots were cast, two seats in the United States Senate remain suspended between possibility and certainty, in Alaska and Mississippi. The rest of the chamber's map has settled into its shape, but these two contests still hold their answers back, as elections sometimes do when counting takes its own unhurried time. What is known is modest and precise: no call has yet been made in either race, and official Mississippi numbers may arrive as early as Friday. Until those figures speak, the question of who will sit in these seats remains open, like a sentence whose last word has n
Mississippi Senate Results Could Land as Soon as Friday as Alaska and Mississippi Races Stay Uncalled
Two Senate seats are still unresolved a week after voting.
Mark
So what is actually new here? A week out, two Senate races are still uncalled.
Mimi
That's the heart of it. Alaska and Mississippi haven't been decided, but Mississippi's official results could come as soon as Friday.
Mark
Why does an official release matter if the race hasn't been called yet?
Mimi
Official results are the formal count, so they can settle what projections haven't. The report suggests Friday could bring clarity for Mississippi.
Luke
Careful with "suggests." The report says could, and as soon as. That's a possible earliest date, not a promise.
Mark
Fair. Do we know how close either race is?
Luke
No. The reporting doesn't give margins, vote totals, or candidate names. Anything like that would be filling a blank.
Mimi
What we do know is that both races are still open a week later, and that's the whole reason the Senate picture isn't complete.
Mark
And Alaska?
Luke
Even less is stated. No timeline, no outstanding ballot count. It's uncalled, and that's all that's confirmed.
Mimi
So Friday in Mississippi is the next thing to watch, and then whether Alaska's count narrows things.
El Pulso
- Two Senate seats sit unclaimed a full week after the midterm votes, leaving the chamber's balance in quiet suspense.
- Mississippi's official results could land as soon as Friday, offering the first real chance of a decisive moment.
- Alaska's count continues without a call, and no one yet knows how close the margin runs or how many ballots remain.
- Election officials and observers are waiting on official releases, with Mississippi nearest to resolution and Alaska still unfolding.
A week after the ballots were cast, two seats in the United States Senate remain suspended between possibility and certainty, in Alaska and Mississippi. The rest of the chamber's map has settled into its shape, but these two contests still hold their answers back, as elections sometimes do when counting takes its own unhurried time. What is known is modest and precise: no call has yet been made in either race, and official Mississippi numbers may arrive as early as Friday. Until those figures speak, the question of who will sit in these seats remains open, like a sentence whose last word has not yet been written.
A week after the midterm elections, the Senate map is almost complete, but two races refuse to close. In Alaska and Mississippi, neither network nor official tabulation has yet called a winner, and the seats remain in limbo.
CBS News correspondent Mark Strassman reported on both contests. The clearest hope lies in Mississippi, where official results could be released as soon as Friday. An official release may bring that race to its close, though the reporting does not promise what the numbers will show.
Alaska is slower and less certain. It has not been called a week after voting, and the reporting offers no detail on how close the count is or when a result might come. The story of both states is, for now, a story of waiting, and of a question that the Senate's next chapter still has to answer.
A week after the midterm elections, two U.S. Senate races are still waiting for a call: Alaska and Mississippi. The rest of the Senate map has settled, but these two remain open, and the question of who will fill those seats is still unanswered.
CBS News correspondent Mark Strassman reported on the status of both contests. The most concrete piece of news in his report concerns Mississippi, where official results could be released as soon as Friday. That timing matters because an official release may bring that race to a close, though the report does not say that it will, and it does not describe what the results are expected to show.
Alaska is the other race still hanging. The report confirms only that it has not been called a week after voting. It does not say how close the count is, how many ballots remain outstanding, or when a result might arrive. Those details are not in the reporting, and it would be a mistake to guess at them.
The same goes for Mississippi. The source tells us the race is uncalled and that official numbers could come Friday. It does not name the candidates, give vote totals, or explain why the race has stayed open this long. What can be said is narrow but firm: as of this report, neither network nor official tabulation has settled either seat.
For readers following the balance of the Senate, the practical takeaway is simple. Two seats remain unresolved, one has a possible resolution date attached, and one does not. Friday is the date to watch for Mississippi, with the official release being the next real development. For Alaska, the thing to watch is whether the continuing count narrows the outcome enough for the race to be called.
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Official results for Mississippi could be released as soon as Friday.— CBS News report by Mark Strassman
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