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| Midterm elections results: Two days on this is where the races stand | Midterm elections results: Two days on this is where the races stand |
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| Officials in Arizona's Maricopa County still have hundreds of thousands of ballots to count. | Officials in Arizona's Maricopa County still have hundreds of thousands of ballots to count. |
| The ultimate outcome of the US midterms remains unclear nearly two days after polls closed, with control of Congress still hanging in the balance. | The ultimate outcome of the US midterms remains unclear nearly two days after polls closed, with control of Congress still hanging in the balance. |
| Control of the Senate now hinges on the outcome of three states: Arizona, Nevada and Georgia, where a run-off election will be held on 6 December. | Control of the Senate now hinges on the outcome of three states: Arizona, Nevada and Georgia, where a run-off election will be held on 6 December. |
| Meanwhile, the Republicans are inching closer to a 218-seat majority in the House of Representatives. | Meanwhile, the Republicans are inching closer to a 218-seat majority in the House of Representatives. |
| President Joe Biden has hailed the results as a "good day for America". | President Joe Biden has hailed the results as a "good day for America". |
| Electoral officials have repeatedly described the delays announcing the final results as a normal, expected part of US elections due to thin margins between candidates, possible recounts and potentially contested elections. Additionally, rules differ by state for how mail-in ballots are counted, and when. | Electoral officials have repeatedly described the delays announcing the final results as a normal, expected part of US elections due to thin margins between candidates, possible recounts and potentially contested elections. Additionally, rules differ by state for how mail-in ballots are counted, and when. |
| As of Thursday morning: | As of Thursday morning: |
| The House of Representatives | The House of Representatives |
| The House of Representatives is leaning towards the Republicans, according to projections from CBS News, the BBC's partner in the US. | The House of Representatives is leaning towards the Republicans, according to projections from CBS News, the BBC's partner in the US. |
| The Republicans have so far secured 211 seats, compared to 193 for the Democrats. A total of 218 seats are needed to gain a majority in the legislative body, which has 435 members. | The Republicans have so far secured 211 seats, compared to 193 for the Democrats. A total of 218 seats are needed to gain a majority in the legislative body, which has 435 members. |
| Follow our live midterms updates here. | Follow our live midterms updates here. |
| The Senate | The Senate |
| Control of the Senate remains a toss-up, with the Democrats having secured 48 seats to the Republicans' 49. Three races - Arizona, Nevada and Georgia - have yet to be called. | |
| CBS has projected that Arizona is leaning Democrat, while Nevada could go to either party. | CBS has projected that Arizona is leaning Democrat, while Nevada could go to either party. |
| Alaska - where three candidates were on the ballot in a ranked-choice voting system - has not been called, although CBS has projected it will remain Republican, with two Republicans - incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski and challenger Kelly Tshibaka - in the lead. | Alaska - where three candidates were on the ballot in a ranked-choice voting system - has not been called, although CBS has projected it will remain Republican, with two Republicans - incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski and challenger Kelly Tshibaka - in the lead. |
| In Georgia, the closely-watched Senate race between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will head to a run-off in December. | In Georgia, the closely-watched Senate race between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will head to a run-off in December. |
| With a third-party candidate on the ballot in this week's election, neither candidate secured the 50% of the votes needed for a winner to be declared. | With a third-party candidate on the ballot in this week's election, neither candidate secured the 50% of the votes needed for a winner to be declared. |
| In Arizona, hundreds of thousands of ballots remained uncounted as of Wednesday night, including an estimated 400,000 in Maricopa County and approximately 159,000 in Pima County, where officials have said that a final count is unlikely until early next week. | In Arizona, hundreds of thousands of ballots remained uncounted as of Wednesday night, including an estimated 400,000 in Maricopa County and approximately 159,000 in Pima County, where officials have said that a final count is unlikely until early next week. |
| In addition to a hotly contested Senate race between Democrat Mark Kelly and Republican Blake Masters, the state is host to a high-profile match-up for governor between Democrat Katie Hobbs and Donald Trump-backed Republican Kari Lake. | In addition to a hotly contested Senate race between Democrat Mark Kelly and Republican Blake Masters, the state is host to a high-profile match-up for governor between Democrat Katie Hobbs and Donald Trump-backed Republican Kari Lake. |
| Votes are still also being tabulated in Nevada,where thousands of ballots - nearly 60,000 - still needed to be processed. | Votes are still also being tabulated in Nevada,where thousands of ballots - nearly 60,000 - still needed to be processed. |
| Even with results still being calculated on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden said the election was a "good day" for US democracy. An expected 'red wave' of resounding Republican victories failed to materialise despite high inflation and relatively low approval ratings for the Biden administration. | Even with results still being calculated on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden said the election was a "good day" for US democracy. An expected 'red wave' of resounding Republican victories failed to materialise despite high inflation and relatively low approval ratings for the Biden administration. |