Kyrsten Sinema wins in Arizona; Fla., Ga. Still counting

In Florida, the race for the governor's office and a seat in the US Senate were close enough to trigger a hotly contested recount. And in Georgia, the Democratic candidate for governorship, Stacey Abrams, still hopes that the remaining ballots will trigger a second round. Legal battles between Republicans and Democrats continue in both states over the process and for which votes are legitimate.

Here is where the other non-named breeds are:

Florida

Election officials throughout Florida are using an automatic state-wide recount before Thursday's deadline. The race for governor between Andrew Gillum and representative Ron DeSantis and the race for a seat in the US Senate between incumbent Senator Bill Nelson and Governor Rick Scott were close enough to trigger a mandatory recount.

The total votes remained unchanged on Tuesday. Scott has a lead of 12,562 votes, 0.15% on Nelson, and DeSantis on Gillum with 33,684 votes, or 0.41%, according to the Division of Elections of Florida.

The recount must be completed before 3 pm Thursday. If one of the races is less than 0.25% at that time, the law provides for an automatic hand recount, which would have a Sunday deadline.

Both President Donald Trump and Scott have said that there has been electoral fraud in the democratic districts of the state. But they did not provide evidence to support their claims. On Monday, a Florida judge said he had seen no evidence of fraud and had urged both parties to "stop the rhetoric".

More: Here are the key dates and terms of Florida recount decisions on the Governor and Senate Races.

More: Florida election records reveal "darker angels" as proponents launch unfounded claims

Georgia

Abrams refuses to yield in its fierce battle against former Georgian Secretary of State Brian Kemp to become the first female African-American governor in US history. She trimmed Kemp's lead in Tuesday, getting more than 1,000 votes after 5:38 pm. update the results. But Kemp retains an advance of 57,767 votes.

The Abrams campaign has fought hard in the courts to count the provisional and absentee ballots absent and to extend the election certification deadline one day.

Abrams hopes that the additional ballot papers will bring Kemp's vote back below the 50% threshold, triggering a second round under Georgian law. It is currently at 50.26%. Or, if she manages to reduce the margin from 1.47% to less than 1%, she could request a recount.

The Kemp campaign argued that it was mathematically impossible for Abrams to win and called "Abrams antics a shame for democracy".

More: Stacey Abrams sues to count rejected votes and postpone the deadline in Georgia

More: Brian Kemp heads the governor of Georgia; Stacey Abrams says she will not give in

House Races

Democrats continue to wait to see exactly what their majority will be in the House of Representatives next year, when nine races have yet to be called by the Associated Press.

All the remaining races are seats previously held by Republicans. Three of them are in California, one in Georgia, one in Maine, one in New Jersey, two in New York and one in Utah. Republicans lead in five of nine competitions.

The New York Times still states that the 23rd district of Texas, Texas, is open. Republican MP Will Hurd has a 1.5% lead in this race.

If these margins are respected, the Democrats would end up with 231 seats in the House (they had 193 seats before the elections) and the Republicans had 204 (instead of 235).

Contributor: Nicquel Terry Ellis, United States TODAY & # 39; HUI

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