Senate, Governor and L.A. Mayor Races Remain Uncalled After Democrats Win Senate Control
Photo: APA handful of U.S. Senate and governor races, including Senate contests in Alaska and Mississippi, remained uncalled on Wednesday after the November midterm elections, even as Democrats secured control of the Senate. The Associated Press said that as of 4 p.m. Eastern time only a few Senate and governor races were undecided, and that Democrats had flipped seats in places Republicans comfortably won two years ago, securing control of both chambers. The Alaska and Mississippi Senate races could take days or weeks to resolve. In California, Becerra was called the winner of the governor's race within moments of polls closing. The Los Angeles mayor's race between Raman and Bass was neck and neck when the L.A. County registrar finished counting in the early hours of Wednesday. Fewer than half of the estimated votes had been counted when both candidates gave speeches to supporters and went home. The secretary of state is to certify the vote in early December.
The Los Angeles Times, on the left, leads with California, listing state-level races still without a winner. It explains how the AP projects winners and why tight margins or heavy mail-in volume slow calls, and it names Becerra, Raman and Bass. Its opening says little about national Senate control and gives no Alaska or Mississippi detail. Newsmax, on the right, headlines the two Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi, stresses that they could take days or weeks, and mentions Democratic Senate control only as background. Its excerpt has no California detail. Both sides agree that key races were still uncalled Wednesday and that Democrats had won the Senate; they differ in geography and focus, with the Times on ballot counting and local results and Newsmax on the national Senate map. The AP's national tally of uncalled races largely tracks the Newsmax angle.
How the sides differ Left sources focus on unresolved California races and how ballots are counted; right sources focus on the uncalled Alaska and Mississippi Senate contests following Democratic Senate control.
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The Los Angeles Times leads with California races too close to call, especially the L.A. mayor's race between Raman and Bass, and explains AP's calling process, ballot counting and the December certification.
The AP reports that only a handful of Senate and governor races remain uncalled as of Wednesday afternoon, noting Democratic flips in places Republicans comfortably won two years ago.
Newsmax headlines the Alaska and Mississippi Senate races as too close to call, saying they could take days or weeks, after Democrats secured Senate control.