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Boebert, billionaires' tax and other midterms races still to watch

Democrats have been celebrating their sweeping midterm victories, including flipping control of both chambers of Congress - but several critical races were still too close to be called on Thursday.

Votes are still being counted in two surprisingly tight Senate races in historically red states, Alaska and Mississippi, which could decide the true scale of Democrats' majority.

Several US House races are also too close to call, including that of Lauren Boebert, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump, who is facing a tight re-election contest in Colorado against Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher.

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The congresswoman beat Republican state Sen. John Braun in a district President Trump has won three times.

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Democrats won control of the House on Tuesday by flipping more than two dozen Republican-held seats, picking up perennial swing districts and seats that were once considered deep red.

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Republicans undertook a historic effort to redraw several states' Congressional districts mid-decade in an attempt to maintain control of the House.

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