NBC News Sees 8 Senate Races Deciding Congress, With House Call Possibly Taking Weeks
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Updated · NBC News · Nov 3
NBC News Sees 8 Senate Races Deciding Congress, With House Call Possibly Taking Weeks
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Nov 3
Summary
Eight Senate battlegrounds could determine control, and NBC News says a majority call may come early Wednesday—or weeks later if Alaska’s ranked-choice count proves decisive.
Democrats need five of those eight races after holding likely Democratic seats, including a projected North Carolina flip; fast-counting Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Texas could be mostly in by midnight, but that alone would not settle the chamber.
Michigan and New Hampshire are expected to count more slowly into early Wednesday, while Maine and Alaska may be uncallable on election night because of decentralized counting and ranked-choice rules.
Three House seats would give Democrats control, but timing hinges on margin size: a narrow majority could delay a call for days or weeks, while polls close to current levels could put Democrats near 230 seats and speed projections.
Early signals may come from Kentucky’s 6th and several fast-reporting Florida districts, where stronger-than-expected Democratic showings would point to a larger House wave.