Mississippi and Alaska still without winners: Colom leads by 1,138 votes, Peltola by 637

Two days after the congressional elections, the Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska remain undecided. In Mississippi, with 96 percent of the vote counted, Democrat Scott Colom leads Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by 464,926 to 463,788 votes, or 49.0 to 48.9 percent. Independent Ty Pinkins has about two percent.

According to Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson, about 3,600 more mail ballots may arrive by November 10, along with an unknown number of affidavit ballots, and counties must certify results by November 13. Mississippi has no formal recount procedure: after certification, a candidate can request a ballot box examination and file a legal challenge.

Alaska awaits ranked-choice tabulation

In Alaska, with 75 percent of the vote counted, former congresswoman Mary Peltola leads Senator Dan Sullivan by 102,962 to 102,325 votes. Ranked-choice results, in which eliminated candidates' votes are redistributed until someone passes 50 percent, will be released on November 18. A federal judge on November 1 dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification over a second candidate with the same name, and the department says it will appeal.