Election Night — Senate Called, Key Races Still Counting

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Maya Good evening, it's 7:21 Eastern, and the biggest story tonight is control of the United States Senate.

Daniel Democrats have secured control of the Senate, projected by CBS News, Fox News, NBC News, ABC News and CNN. Right now Democrats stand at 54 seats, Republicans at 44, with two races not yet projected.

Maya The House has also been called for Democrats, according to CNN, CBS News, ABC News and NBC News.

Daniel But plenty is still counting. In Mississippi, Scott Colom leads Cindy Hyde-Smith 49.1 to 48.9 percent with 98 percent reporting. Too close to call.

Maya Daniel, what's happening in Alaska's Senate race?

Daniel Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, so these are first-choice votes only. Mary Peltola leads Dan Sullivan 48.2 to 47.9 percent with 74 percent reporting. Too close to call.

Maya And the Alaska Governor's race?

Daniel Also first-choice votes under ranked-choice voting. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins leads Bernadette Wilson 49.1 to 29.2 percent with 73 percent reporting. Not yet projected.

Maya Let's go to Kansas, where the Governor's race is fully reported.

Daniel Cindy Holscher leads Ty Masterson 50.3 to 49.7 percent with 100 percent reporting.

Maya Let's check how Crosstab's polling averages held up tonight.

Daniel In Texas, Crosstab's final polling average had Abbott up 2.4 points, while results now show Gina Hinojosa ahead by 7.1 points, with 99 percent reporting. In Florida, Crosstab's average had Moody up 5.2 points, closer than the current 2.9-point margin.

Maya Remember, Crosstab shows you the data ahead of the politics. The odds, not a guarantee. Stay with us. Crosstab Live continues all night.