Democrat Scott Colom has finally been called as winner of the Mississippi Senate race—more than a week after voting closed. CNN and NBC News both called the race for Colom over Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith after days of counting,

The Democratic candidate Scott Colom narrowly defeated Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Republican incumbent, to become the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since Reconst

North Carolina's votes have been cast, but recounts, election protests and overseas ballots must be dealt with before results are finalized.

A TIME analysis of election forecasters found more than a dozen races that none anticipated would go blue—but did in the end.

Every election is a change election now.

Scott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.

For Nigerians to feel meaningful improvements, reforms will need to go beyond the promises outlined, analysts say.

The Justice Department unsuccessfully attempted to force California election workers to set aside mail ballots returned from up to 20,000 alleged noncitizens.

Thousands of ballots were missing from reported results or went uncounted on election night.