Good evening! The blue wave continues to roll along, as the number of House seats won by Democrats has grown to 253, according to the Associated Press. Democrats have flipped 43 seats in the House so far, with 27 races yet to be called. On the Senate side, Democrats are still ahead in both Alaska and Mississippi as counting continues. A [New York Times analysis](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/us/alaska-ranked-choice-data-sullivan-peltola.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OFE.kHKf.ZwGGWd1BbzUl&smid=url-share) today finds that Mary Peltola is likely to maintain her lead as the Alaska race heads to ranked-choice tabulation, while Scott Colom [told reporters](https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/05/politics/video/colom-says-hes-confident-about-mississippi-senate-seat) that he's confident he will hold on to his lead. Here's what else we're watching.
