too close to call

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With about 18 million ballots counted, Sanchez was ahead by about 20,000 votes and the race was still too close to call.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Harvie won handily in his primary, but Baines, in the California primary on Tuesday, was trailing her progressive opponent, Randy Villegas, at the time of writing, though the race was too close to call.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The race is still too close to call who might run against Bass in the November election.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

It’s possible we’ll know a front-runner, but it will be too close to call second place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Approaching election day, Thompson and Sweitzer were running even, the race too close to call.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield