A look at the midterm races that remain undecided

Democrats are on track to run Congress after midterm elections that left Republicans reeling, though several contests remain unsettled. In the Senate, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi by roughly 1,800 votes, with Hinds County still holding about 10 percent of its ballots and provisional ballots under review. The state's Republican Party chairman said officials must ensure nothing improper occurs. Alaska's Senate race is also unresolved, with ballots from remote areas still being flown in, and the wait could run at least 10 days, possibly involving a ranked-choice tally, according to PBS NewsHour · NPR.

In the House, PBS NewsHour · NPR reports Democrats have flipped a net 40 seats, far beyond the three they needed, and are positioned to take seven more for a potential total of 47. Republicans picked up a seat in Maine, where former Governor Paul LePage defeated Democrat Matt Dunlap. Two other Republican gains, near Dallas in Texas 32 and in Tennessee's Ninth District, came in districts redrawn to favor the party.

Elsewhere, Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman unseated Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, helped by young voters, and will be the city's first Asian American mayor.

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