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Nov 3, 9:00 PM ET It's 9 p.m. ET: polls have closed in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. First results should start coming in shortly.
Nov 3, 8:51 PM ET First results are in from Arkansas and Missouri. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 8:51 PM ET House flip: Jamie Ager (D) wins NC-11, a seat held by Chuck Edwards (R), by 22.9 points.
Nov 3, 8:51 PM ET Democrats are 10 seats away from a Senate majority: 41 of the 51 needed, counting seats not up this year.
Nov 3, 8:50 PM ET North Carolina Senate race called: Roy Cooper (Democrat) wins. Won by 27.7 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
Nov 3, 8:37 PM ET First results are in from North Carolina. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 8:31 PM ET It's 8:30 p.m. ET: polls have closed in Arkansas. First results should start coming in shortly.
Nov 3, 8:19 PM ET First results are in from Michigan. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 8:18 PM ET New Jersey Senate race called: Cory Booker (Democrat) wins. Won by 52.8 points.
Nov 3, 8:13 PM ET First results are in from Alabama, Kansas, and Tennessee. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 8:12 PM ET First results are in from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Texas. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 8:11 PM ET Massachusetts Senate race called: Edward J. Markey (Democrat) wins.
Nov 3, 8:11 PM ET Rhode Island Senate race called: John F. Reed (Democrat) wins.
Nov 3, 8:09 PM ET First results are in from Delaware. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 8:09 PM ET Delaware Senate race called: Chris Coons (Democrat) wins.
Nov 3, 8:01 PM ET First results are in from New Hampshire. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 8:00 PM ET It's 8 p.m. ET: polls have closed in AL, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NH, NJ, OK, PA, RI, and TN, and most of KS, MI, ND, SD, and TX (the rest close by 11 p.m.). First results should start coming in shortly.
Nov 3, 7:57 PM ET First results are in from West Virginia. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 7:48 PM ET Georgia Senate race called: Jon Ossoff (Democrat) wins. Won by 28.8 points.
Nov 3, 7:38 PM ET First results are in from Ohio. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 7:36 PM ET First results are in from South Carolina. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 7:30 PM ET It's 7:30 p.m. ET: polls have closed in North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia. First results should start coming in shortly.
Nov 3, 7:22 PM ET First results are in from Vermont. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 7:14 PM ET First results are in from Florida, Georgia, and Virginia. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 7:13 PM ET Virginia Senate race called: Mark Warner (Democrat) wins.
Nov 3, 7:00 PM ET It's 7 p.m. ET: polls have closed in Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia, and most of Florida (the rest of the state closes by 8 p.m.). First results should start coming in shortly.
Nov 3, 6:49 PM ET We're live on Twitch! Watch the election-night stream at twitch.tv/pollingdesk.
Nov 3, 6:21 PM ET First results are in from Indiana and Kentucky. Follow every race on the live map.
Nov 3, 6:00 PM ET It's 6 p.m. ET: polls have closed in most of Indiana and Kentucky (the rest close by 7 p.m.). First results should start coming in shortly.

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