By Townhall Chicago News Staff
Two U.S. Senate races remained too close to call Thursday, three days after Tuesday’s election, according to Fox News Radio reports aired on a Chicago talk radio station.
In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by roughly 1,100 votes, Fox News Radio reported. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by 637 votes, with both candidates near 120,000 votes each, according to the network.
Two additional candidates remained on the Alaska ballot, drawing several thousand votes combined, Fox News Radio correspondent Matt Finn reported. Alaska uses a ranked-choice voting system, which could affect the final outcome once lower-polling candidates are eliminated.
Control of the U.S. Senate could depend on the outcome of both races. Fox News Radio reported that Democrats have flipped several seats this cycle, though the network’s seat-count totals for a resulting Senate majority were not clearly stated and are not being published.
Democrats secured control of the U.S. House with at least 240 seats, according to Fox News Radio, with additional races still uncalled Thursday.
Final certified results for the Alaska and Mississippi Senate races had not been released as of Thursday morning.
