The United States midterm elections may have been held on Tuesday, but Americans still do not know who will have control of either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
Outstanding mail-in ballots are still being counted in several states, as anxious voters wait to see if their preferred candidates will prevail. Republicans appear to be inching toward a House majority, but the Senate remains unclear with the Nevada race unresolved, and the Georgia Senate race heading to a Dec. 6 runoff.
Here's a look at some of the key races that have yet to be called:
The Associated Press has called the race for 412 of the 435 voting representatives in Congress. The magic number for a House majority is 218. So far, Republicans hold 211 seats, and Democrats have won 201. Twenty-three races have not been called. Below are listed those considered to be most competitive.
AK 01*
Rep. Mary Peltola (D) v. Sarah Palin (R) v. Nick Begich (R)
*This race is using ranked choice voting.
AZ 01
Jevin Hodge (D) v. Rep. David Schweikert (R)
AZ 06
Juan Ciscomani (R) v. Kirsten Engel (D)
CA 22
Rep. David Valadao (R) v. Rudy Salas
CA 47
Rep. Katie Porter (D) v. Scot Baugh (R)
CA 49
Rep. Mike Levin (D) v. Brian Maryott
CO 03
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) v. Adam Frisch
CO 08
Yadira Caraveo (D) v. Barbara Kirkmeyer (R)
ME 02*
Rep. Jared Golden (D) v. Bruce Poliquin (R)
*This race is using ranked choice voting.
NY 22
Brandon Williams (R) v. Francis Conole (D)
OR 05
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) v. Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D)
OR 06
Andrea Salinas (D) v. Mike Erickson (R)
WA 03
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) v. Joe Kent (R)
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The Fox News Decision Desk has called all but the Nevada race, with Georgia headed to a runoff, and Alaska headed to a ranked choice runoff.
Mail-in ballots are still being counted in Nevada, where Republican Adam Laxalt leads incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., by fewer than 800 votes with 95% reporting.
The Senate race in Alaska uses ranked choice voting and will head to a runoff with the top two vote-getters. Currently, Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka leads incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, ahead of all other candidates.
The Georgia Senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will head to a runoff on Dec. 6, because neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote.
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There are two outstanding gubernatorial contests, in Alaska and Arizona.
The gubernatorial race in Alaska uses ranked choice voting and will head to a runoff with the top two vote-getters. Currently, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy leads Democratic challenger Les Gara.
In Arizona, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs currently leads Republican challenger Kari Lake.
