These House and Senate midterm races don't have winners yet
Democrats won sizable House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterm elections, but the exact margins are unclear because some races haven't been projected yet. Here's where the results stand.
Key points
- Democrats won Senate control and gained dozens of House seats in the 2026 midterms.
- Two Senate races and more than two dozen House races remain unprojected.
- Alaska's Senate result may take until 15 days after Election Day due to ranked-choice voting.
Democrats decisively won control of the Senate and picked up dozens of House seats in the 2026 midterm elections, according to CBS News, in what the outlet describes as potentially one of the largest midterm routs in recent decades. Democrats are set to hold at least 54 Senate seats against 44 for Republicans.
Winners have not yet been projected in two Senate races and more than two dozen House races. These include Republican-held districts with very narrow margins, a few Democratic seats that could flip, and races in California and other Western states where ballots are still being counted.
Senate races still undecided
In Alaska, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola in a close race affected by a last-minute scandal over how another Dan Sullivan got on the ballot. The count may be prolonged by outstanding ballots and the state's ranked-choice system, with final results not expected until 15 days after Election Day.
In Mississippi, GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom remain in a toss-up. State officials say thousands of mail ballots are outstanding and can legally arrive within five days of the election, and an unknown number of affidavit ballots still need eligibility checks.
Both the Sullivan and Peltola campaigns have argued they have the upper hand.
— CBS News
House races and runoffs
Several Republican-held seats are still unprojected, including races involving Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th District and Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar in Florida's 27th. In Maine's 2nd District, Democrat Matt Dunlap conceded, but officials say the race will go to ranked-choice tabulation starting Nov. 9 because Republican Paul LePage was just short of 50%.
Some results may take longer because of runoffs or ballot counting. In Louisiana's 6th District, no candidate is near a majority under the state's jungle primary system, so a runoff next month is possible. In some California districts, both candidates are from the same party, so the outcomes do not affect the makeup of Congress.
