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Democrats were projected to win control of the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, with projections showing a 54-to-44 seat advantage over Republicans. Democrats also were projected to hold a majority in the House of Representatives.
Several Senate contests remained unresolved, including races in Alaska and Mississippi. In Mississippi, Democratic candidate Scott Colom held a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to vote totals cited by state officials. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by 637 votes, with about one-quarter of ballots still to be counted.
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said officials were awaiting 3,600 mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and estimated that about 45,000 ballots remained uncounted. Hyde-Smith’s campaign said it expected her to prevail after all legally cast ballots were counted, while Colom said his campaign had assembled legal counsel.
Elsewhere, Missouri voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have restricted abortion access in the state. The outcome preserved the constitutional right to reproductive freedom approved by Missouri voters in 2024.
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