{"id":"7c9e1876cde2","title":"Senate races tighten as November approaches","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/7c9e1876cde2","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"1.20261103170636","updated":"2026-11-03T17:06:36.779Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmw0xwodn6tz6mv","text":"Alaska's Senate race includes Democrat Mary Peltola.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Alaska Senate race","reported":"2026-11-03 16:40:13.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/video/analyzing-alaska-and-texas-senate-races/","quote":"Alaska's Senate race garnered attention with Democrat Mary Peltola","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw0xwodnc2zqen","text":"Alaska's Senate race includes two candidates named Dan Sullivan.","status":"Reported","value":"2","subject":"Dan Sullivan candidates","reported":"2026-11-03 16:40:13.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/video/analyzing-alaska-and-texas-senate-races/","quote":"two Dan Sullivans on the ballot","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw0xwodnls926g","text":"Texas Senate race pits Republican Ken Paxton against Democrat James Talarico.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Texas Senate race","reported":"2026-11-03 16:40:13.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/video/analyzing-alaska-and-texas-senate-races/","quote":"Republican Ken Paxton faces off against Democrat James Talarico","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw0xwodn3pifch","text":"Democrats have a chance of retaking the Senate chamber.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Democratic Senate chance","reported":"2026-10-28 22:30:32.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/where-key-senate-races-stand-in-the-final-days-of-campaigning","quote":"Democrats stand a chance of retaking the chamber","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw0xwodnl599nf","text":"The Senate contest will be decided by just over a dozen races.","status":"Reported","value":"just over a dozen","subject":"Deciding Senate races","reported":"2026-10-28 22:30:32.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/where-key-senate-races-stand-in-the-final-days-of-campaigning","quote":"contest will come down to just over a dozen races across the country","primary":false}]}],"changed":[],"disagreements":[],"open_questions":["How the presence of two candidates with the same name in Alaska will affect voter choices, and whether the Texas contest will shift the state's typical partisan balance, remain unclear."],"answered_questions":[],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-11-03T17:06:36.779Z","kind":"new","summary":"Alaska's Senate race includes Democrat Mary Peltola. Alaska's Senate race includes two candidates named Dan Sullivan. Texas Senate race pits Republican Ken Paxton against Democrat James Talarico. Democrats have a chance of retaking the Senate chamber."}],"relay_note":null}