
In Alaska the counting continues, in Mississippi Colom is ahead of Hyde-Smith by more than a thousand votes
Almost 24 hours after the victory of the Democrats in Congress, two seats in the Senate remain up for grabs: in Alaska the counting continues, in Mississippi the Democrat Scott Colom is more than a thousand votes ahead of the Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith with almost 96% of the ballots counted.
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The Democrats have gained control of the US Congress and two seats in the Senate remain up for grabs, one in Alaska and one in Mississippi.
Almost 24 hours after the Democrats' historic success in gaining control of the US Congress, two seats in the Senate still remain up for grabs. In Alaska, the counting is expected to continue throughout the day, while in Mississippi - a Republican stronghold - the Democrats could be close to a sensational result: at the moment, the Democratic candidate Scott Colom is ahead of the outgoing Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by just over a thousand votes, with almost 96% of the ballots counted.
While in some states such a close contest would automatically trigger a recount, Mississippi has no such legislation.
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Voting in Alaska will conclude later in the day
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