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Undecided races of the 2024 election: Live results and analysis

We're tracking unresolved races in the Senate, House and more.

Last Updated: November 6, 2024, 12:47 PM EST

Former President Donald Trump has won back the White House, and Republicans have won control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. But we still don't know how big the GOP's Senate and House majorities will be, since there are still several races that don't have a projected winner. The outcomes of these elections could have major implications for how easy it will be for Trump to enact his second-term agenda.

However, it could be a while before we know who won these races. California — home to multiple undecided House races — is still working through counting all its ballots. Other races will require ranked-choice voting to resolve. And still others, like Pennsylvania's Senate race, could go to a recount.

We at 538 will be tracking it all on this live blog dedicated to all the outstanding races of the 2024 election. Join us for live updates, analysis and commentary until the last major race is decided.

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Nov 07, 2024, 12:36 PM EST

Ranked-choice ballots in Alaska could decide House control

Republicans currently lead the race for House control, 208 seats to 193 for the Democrats, according to projections reported by ABC News. There are 34 outstanding House seats. The GOP need to win 10 more of those (a total of 218) to win a majority in the chamber.

Republicans currently lead vote counts in 13 seats: 1 remaining Solid Republican seats 3 Likely Republican seats, and 4 Lean Republicans. They lead in 3 Toss-up seats and 2 Lean Democrat seats. If Republicans win all of these seats, they would win 221 seats in the House, one seat fewer than the party won in the 2022 midterms.

However, it's likely that Republicans do not win all the seats they currently lead in. The race for the House is still firmly up in the air. But it will take some time for us to know the results. That's because there will likely be a recount in IA-01, where the Republican candidate leads by 0.1 percentage points. And five of the remaining Republican-advantage seats are in California, where will take a few days in most races, and a few weeks in some, to finish counting enough ballots to know whether one candidate has an insurmountable lead.

Then, there's Alaska's At-Large district. Per the Alaska secretary of state, the Last Frontier is done reporting any new votes until Nov. 12. Additional ballots will be counted through Nov. 15. The race there is currently way too close to identify a leader. With 71 percent of the vote reporting, the Republican candidate, Nick Begich, currently leads with 49.8% percent of the vote. But that would not be enough to win the seat; Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, so the results you’ll see through Nov. 15 will reflect voters’ first choices only. If no candidate receives a majority of first-place votes, we won’t know the winner until Nov. 20, when the state runs its ranked-choice tabulations.

That means if the race for control of the House is comes down to one or two seats, we may not know who wins until the 20th. And no matter what happens, if the Republicans do win, at this rate, they'll have a very tenuous majority in which it will be tough to get anything done.

Nov 07, 2024, 12:21 PM EST

Who's on track to win Arizona?

Arizona is one of two states in which we still don't know who won the presidential election and one of four where the Senate winner is still uncertain.

With 70% of the expected vote reporting in the presidential race, Trump currently has 52% and Harris has 47%. If you do the math, Harris would need to win about 56% of the outstanding vote in order to take the lead.

How can Harris win Arizona?
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But with 70% of the expected vote reporting in the U.S. Senate race, Gallego is at 50% and Lake is at 48%. Lake would need to win at least about 52% of the uncounted ballots to emerge victorious.

PHOTO: Republican Kari Lake needs about 52 percent or more to win the senate race in Arizona.
How can Republican Kari Lake win Arizona's U.S. Senate race?
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Nov 07, 2024, 11:35 AM EST

The Maine Event

Hi everyone! Now that my time on ABC News’s House Decision Desk has come to a close, I’ll be chiming in here over the next few days as we get final results in outstanding races across the country.

First up is in Maine, where ABC News reports that Harris is projected to win statewide. She currently leads, 53% to 45%. But Maine is one of the two states that allocates electoral votes by congressional district, and Trump carried the 2nd District, so the state’s electoral votes actually split 3 for Harris and 1 for Trump.

If you’re wondering why there’s no projection in the Senate race despite Sen. Angus King currently running 18 points ahead of his nearest opponent, that’s because King has 52 percent of the vote, and will need to finish with above 50 percent to avoid heading to a ranked choice voting instant runoff against his two opponents, Republican Demi Kouzounas and Democrat David Costello. King would be highly favored in an instant runoff as well.

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Nov 07, 2024, 11:34 AM EST

Brown doesn't need much to catch up

As Geoff mentioned, Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is carrying a slight lead over Republican challenger Sam Brown, but with 7% of the expected vote still outstanding, Brown needs to win only about 57% of the remaining expected vote to catch up. If the county partisanship holds up in the way Geoff just described, Brown winning 57% of the remaining expected vote is possible.

PHOTO: A bar chart comparing the current vote total versus the expected vote share Sam Brown needs to win.
How can Republican Sam Brown win Nevada's U.S. Senate race?
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