too close to call

idiom

: too close to say who will win
The election is still too close to call.

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The intrigue: Although Democrats have squarely swept all the top races for statewide offices — like secretary of state, attorney general and treasurer — one state House seat in rural Woodburn remained too close to call up until the very end. Meira Gebel, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024 Just one House seat has yet to be called: In California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, Democrat Adam Gray holds a slender lead over GOP Rep. John Duarte in the 13th Congressional District, but the race remains too close to call. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 Dozens of races remained too close to call Thursday afternoon. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 With the 49th staying in the Democrats’ hands, Republicans need just two more seats to keep control of the House, and 12 races remain too close to call, according to the Associated Press’ count. Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for too close to call 

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“Too close to call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20close%20to%20call. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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