# What is delaying US Senate race calls in Mississippi and Alaska?

https://mins.news/en/item/130051

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-05 03:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/whats-delaying-us-midterm-election-calls-in-mississippi-and-alaska?traffic_source=rss

> Two Senate races remain undecided after the US midterms. Mississippi has a narrow contest with provisional and mail-in ballots still to count, while Alaska’s vast distances and ranked-choice system could mean the result takes days or weeks to call.

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