Senate Control Locked In, Tight Races Still Counting

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Maya The biggest story of the night: CBS News, Fox News, NBC News, ABC News and CNN all project Democrats have won control of the Senate.

Daniel That puts Democrats at 54 seats to 44 for Republicans, with 2 races not yet projected. Democrats needed 51, Republicans needed 50 to flip it, and Democrats have cleared that bar.

Maya CNN, CBS News, ABC News and NBC News have also projected Democrats hold the House.

Maya Now to the races still counting. Kansas governor is razor thin.

Daniel Cindy Holscher leads Ty Masterson 50.3 to 49.7 percent, with 100 percent reporting. Too close to call.

Maya Alaska's Senate race is also tight, and remember Alaska uses ranked-choice voting.

Daniel These are first-choice votes: Mary Peltola leads Dan Sullivan 48.2 to 47.9 percent, with 74 percent reporting. Too close to call.

Maya And Alaska's governor's race, same rules apply.

Daniel First-choice votes again: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins leads Bernadette Wilson 49.1 to 29.2 percent, with 73 percent reporting.

Maya Mississippi's Senate race is nearly a dead heat.

Daniel Scott Colom leads Cindy Hyde-Smith 49 to 48.9 percent, with 98 percent reporting. Too close to call.

Maya Nationally, Democrats lead Republicans 52.2 to 44.5 percent in the Senate popular vote, with 92 percent reporting.

Daniel And a look back at how our polling held up: in Texas, Crosstab's final polling average pointed the right direction, though the margins ran wider than the average suggested. In Florida, the average also pointed the right direction, with margins narrower than projected. In the Texas governor's race, though, Crosstab's average favored Abbott, while Gina Hinojosa won.

Maya Stay with us. Crosstab Live continues all night.