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UpdateNorth CarolinaTuesday, November 10, 2026

16 congressional races still uncalled a week after Election Day

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

Reporting by
New York Post
“Why it’s taking so long to count midterm Election Day results, and when we should know 16 uncalled races”, Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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What happened

A week after polls closed, 16 congressional races remained uncalled. The delays were caused by recounts, mail ballots, ranked-choice counting and provisional ballots.1

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congressional races still uncalled a week after Election Day1
What it means in North Carolina

What North Carolina's count calendar allows

County boards in North Carolina canvass at 11 a.m. on the 10th day after the election, November 13, or a reasonable time after that if counting is incomplete despite due diligence. The State Board canvasses at 11 a.m. on the third Tuesday after the election and may adjourn up to 10 days for missing county abstracts, which is December 4, 2026.2 The state certification deadline is December 10, 2026, if every fixed deadline holds.

Key dates in North Carolina

Election Day in -9 days
  1. Fri, Oct 9 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Thu, Oct 15 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Tue, Oct 20 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Sat, Oct 31 · passed
    Early voting ends
  5. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  6. Thu, Dec 10 · 28 days
    State certification

Every date in North Carolina, and who certifies the election

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The answers behind this
How votes are counted and made officialVoting in North Carolina, 2026How are votes counted and certified in North Carolina?What is the difference between counting the votes and certifying them?

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Sources

  1. New York Post, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2AFBVV95cUxQaF9sWk1tYTQ1V0lIZThJdzJiX08xUUxXaFZEb3Bwa3RPdXMza2VZX1RRcFpHam9jTVJ1Nk10dGhXNXptMzdBUlhreW0yanRITzBFZkJEYm40WDlmUDhaSDJxSE1PeDR1LW1vVVVwVzh5akY2dTlwNFI4bUUxQU9VUFJTVjduUWlkcWxrNUk0aXdJYTNFRmRoa2ozOC02M1l1TUpONFVtaGh2UExyUm9fa3o1LUNHR3gyckFlZDFqTUtWY0pqLWVCWmtXLUVWd3JkbnEwQTBXQ0U?oc=5 · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
  2. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines

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