These House and Senate midterm races don't have winners yet

Key Points:

• Democrats gained decisive control of the Senate with at least 54 seats and made significant House seat pickups in the 2026 midterm elections, marking one of the largest midterm shifts in recent decades.
• Two Senate races remain undecided: Alaska's contest between Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola, complicated by ranked-choice voting and a ballot scandal, and Mississippi's tight race between GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom, with outstanding mail and affidavit ballots.
• Several competitive House races remain uncalled, including Republican-held districts in Maine, Florida, Louisiana, and various battlegrounds in Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Arizona.
• Ranked-choice voting and runoff elections in states like Alaska, Maine, Louisiana, and California may delay final results in certain districts, with some California races featuring contests between candidates of the same party, thus not affecting overall congressional control.
• The election reflects ongoing political shifts influenced by redistricting, local demographics, and national trends, with Democrats defending newly flipped seats and Republicans striving to retain or regain key districts.