Alaska Senate race remains uncalled as vote count continues

The 2026 United States Senate election in Alaska remains undecided as vote counts continue. The Associated Press has not called the race, with Democratic nominee Mary Peltola holding a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. Officials in Alaska noted that it is not abnormal for election results to take a while to count, and the final outcome has not yet been determined.

While the Alaska contest is still in progress, Democrats have secured a decisive victory in the House of Representatives, clearing 250 seats. This marks the party’s largest majority in nearly two decades, approaching the result from 2008 when Democrats swept to power behind Barack Obama. The Democratic gains in the House were part of a broader midterm election shift, with the party also holding leads in the uncalled Senate race in Mississippi.

In the Mississippi Senate race, Democratic nominee Scott Colom increased his lead over Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to a little more than 1,800 votes as of early evening. Lawyers for Hyde-Smith requested the preservation of all affidavit ballots, indicating potential legal involvement in that contest. Meanwhile, in Alaska, the Peltola campaign filed a suit in state court to gain access to copies of rejected absentee ballots.

President Donald Trump, who had previously accepted the midterm election results, told reporters on Thursday that the Alaska votes should go to the Republican candidate. He described the midterms as “crooked” in his comments to the press. The political consequences of the voters’ rebuke of the president and his party are still unfolding, with more than 20 House races remaining uncalled at the time of the latest reports.