Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, holds a substantial margin over his Democratic competitor, but Alaska's unique electoral system has made the state an outlier in the amount of time it took to process ballots.
With 58% of precincts reporting, the right-leaning state is favoring Sullivan over Democrat Al Gross by roughly 60,000 votes, likely instilling Republicans' confidence that they can maintain control of the Senate next year.
The GOP clinched a slight plurality -- 49-48 -- on Tuesday when Democrat Cal Cunningham conceded to North Carolina Republican Sen.Thom Tillis.
Each party needs to reach 51 seats to gain a majority, making the remaining races even more critical to the balance of power.
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