As counting continues across the country, we’re going to pause our live blog, but will be back if there’s any major updates to alert you of.
As things stand, control of the Senate remains very much in play. Georgia will now face a runoff election in December after neither candidate reached a majority.
Arizona’s Democratic candidate Mark Kelly is ahead on the current count, but there remain thousands of votes still to tally. In Nevada, Republican Adam Laxalt is just a few thousand votes of his Democratic rival.
Control of the House is still up in air. Republicans need just over 10 more seats to secure a narrow win. Victory in the lower house could come down to a handful of competitive races where counting remains ongoing.
You can read a full report on the day’s events here.
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Updated
Officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County have updated the public on a printer issue that affected some ballots on Tuesday. They’ve reassured voters that all ballots affected will be counted securely and accurately.
The issue impacted an estimated 17,000 ballots (or less than 7% of votes) according to officials. Some ballots could not be read by the tabulators because the printers did not produce dark enough marks on them.
Voters had ways to cast their ballot, including dropping their completed ballot into secure boxes.
Those ballots will be verified as legit and then tabulated at MCTEC. That process is already underway.
You can read the full explanation here:
Here's an update 🧵 on the printer issue with some Vote Center ballots yesterday:
— Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) November 10, 2022
WHAT’S IMPORTANT: All ballots affected will be counted securely and accurately.
Counting continues in Arizona’s closely fought Senate race. The result there could prove be pivotal in deciding which party controls the upper house.
Democrat Mark Kelly currently leads Republican Blake Masters by around 90 thousand votes, but there remain thousands still to be counted.
Many of those that remain to be tallied are in Maricopa County, the state’s most populous county, which includes Phoenix and its sprawling suburbs. President Joe Biden narrowly carried Maricopa County in 2020.
Pima County, the state’s second largest by population and home to the city of Tucson, also has a number of outstanding votes still to be counted.
