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Federal election results for the NT are becoming clearer. Here's what we know so far

Six weeks of campaigning has come to an end.  (ABC News: Che Chorley)

After six weeks of campaigning, the political dust is starting to settle across the Northern Territory.

And while some election candidates are already booking flights to Canberra, others are packing up their corflutes and contemplating their next political move.

So, who's in, who's out and who's just hanging on?

Here's a wrap of what went down on election night and what we can expect in its aftermath.

What's the state of play in Lingiari?

It's close. Very close.

But according to ABC chief election analyst Antony Green, Labor is projected to retain the seat.

The ABC's election analyst Antony Green called Lingiari for Labor's Marion Scrymgour on Sunday afternoon. (ABC News: Samantha Jonscher)

The retirement of veteran MP Warren Snowdon gave the Country Liberal Party (CLP) hope of seizing the electorate for the first time.

But despite a swing towards its candidate Damien Ryan, the former Alice Springs mayor was still more than 1,000 votes behind Labor's Marion Scrymgour as of Sunday night.

While there are still postal, absentee and interstate ballots to be counted, Mr Green believes the CLP won't get enough of the remaining votes to reel in Labor's lead.

It means Ms Scrymgour is expected to add Member for Lingiari to her illustrious political CV, which includes the previous title of Deputy Chief Minister of the NT.

The swing towards the Country Liberal Party's Damien Ryan wasn't big enough to unseat Labor. (ABC News: Samantha Jonscher)

In other results in Lingiari, the Greens' Blair McFarland is third on first preferences with about 10 per cent of the vote, while One Nation's Tim Gallard is fourth with just over 5 per cent.

Who triumphed in the battle for Solomon?

The mood at the major parties' election functions said it all.

The CLP's event was a sombre affair; Labor's was a jubilant celebration.

Luke Gosling with supporters at Labor's election night party. (ABC News: Michael Franchi)

That's because incumbent MP Luke Gosling won a historic third term in office, with almost 60 per cent of the projected vote.

After winning three years ago with a 3.1 per cent margin, the former commando this year defeated his CLP rival Tina MacFarlane with a projected margin of more than 9 per cent.

After spending two terms on the opposition backbench, Mr Gosling is now hoping to get a ministerial portfolio in the incoming Albanese government.

Luke Gosling has been vocal about his hopes of getting a spot in Labor's new cabinet. (ABC News: Michael Franchi)

Of the other contenders in Solomon, the Greens' Aiya Goodrich Carttling came third with 14.5 per cent of the first preference vote, followed by the Liberal Democrats' Kylie Bonanni with 10.3 per cent.

Who'll represent the NT in the Senate?

Even before the election, the Senate race was a foregone conclusion.

Historically, the two Senate spots have been split by Labor and the CLP.

So, it's no surprise the Territory's two major parties once again secured the majority of the first preference votes.

It means Labor's Malarndirri McCarthy is all but assured of retaining her Senate seat.

She's expected to be joined in Canberra by the CLP's Jactina Nampijinpa Price.

For the first time, two Indigenous Territorians will represent the NT in the Senate — the CLP's Jacinta Price (left) and Labor's Malarndirri McCarthy. (ABC News)

Ms McCarthy is a Yanyuwa woman from the Gulf region, while Ms Price is a Warlpiri-Celtic woman from Alice Springs.

It'll be the first time two Indigenous Territorians have represented the NT in the Senate.

So, what happens now?

Most votes for Lingiari, Solomon and the Senate have already been counted.

However, the distribution of "declaration" votes — which include postal, absentee, and interstate ballots — begins on Tuesday and could continue throughout the next fortnight.

Vote counting is likely to continue for another week or two, according to the election commission. (ABC News: Michael Franchi)

It's difficult to predict how influential they'll be as it's not known how many will be returned.

But in a closely fought seat like Lingiari, the Australian Electoral Commission's Geoff Bloom said counting could continue for weeks before a winner is declared.

"We need to get these declaration votes through the counts and see what difference that makes to the numbers and the gap," Mr Bloom said.

"That is going to take the best part of two weeks for all of the declaration counts to be concluded."

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