The morning after: where the 2026 midterms stand
Democrats win the Senate. Democrats win the House. Here's what happened overnight and what's still being counted; this page updates itself with every count.
Votes are being counted: this page updates every minute.
Senate
Democrats win the Senate
D 54 · R 44 · control: 50 for Republicans (the vice president breaks ties), 51 for Democrats
Includes the seats not up this year.
House
Democrats win the House
D 228 · R 142 · 218 for a majority
Seats that changed party
- Iowa Senate: Josh Turek (D) takes a seat held by the R
- Kansas Senate: Adam Hamilton (D) takes a seat held by the R
- Maine Senate: Troy Jackson (D) takes a seat held by the R
- North Carolina Senate: Roy Cooper (D) takes a seat held by the R
- Ohio Senate: Sherrod Brown (D) takes a seat held by the R
- South Carolina Senate: Annie Andrews (D) takes a seat held by the R
- Texas Senate: James Talarico (D) takes a seat held by the R
- Georgia governor: Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) takes over from a R governor
- Iowa governor: Rob Sand (D) takes over from a R governor
- Nevada governor: Aaron Ford (D) takes over from a R governor
- Ohio governor: Amy Acton (D) takes over from a R governor
- Texas governor: Gina Hinojosa (D) takes over from a R governor
- AZ-06: JoAnna Mendoza (D) flips a R seat, by 8.0 points
- CA-01: Mike McGuire (D) flips a R seat, by 14.1 points
- CA-22: Randy Villegas (D) flips a R seat, by 32.8 points
- CA-48: Marni von Wilpert (D) flips a R seat, by 19.2 points
- CO-08: Manny Rutinel (D) flips a R seat, by 14.7 points
- IA-01: Christina Bohannan (D) flips a R seat, by 9.3 points
- IA-03: Sarah Trone Garriott (D) flips a R seat, by 7.3 points
- IN-05: J. D. Ford (D) flips a R seat, by 3.3 points
- MO-02: Fred Wellman (D) flips a R seat, by 4.9 points
- NC-11: Jamie Ager (D) flips a R seat, by 15.8 points
- NE-02: Denise Powell (D) flips a R seat, by 15.4 points
- NJ-07: Rebecca Bennett (D) flips a R seat, by 15.7 points
- OH-07: Brian Poindexter (D) flips a R seat, by 9.9 points
- OH-15: Don Leonard (D) flips a R seat, by 6.6 points
- PA-01: Bob Harvie (D) flips a R seat, by 5.5 points
- PA-07: Bob Brooks (D) flips a R seat, by 12.2 points
- PA-08: Paige Cognetti (D) flips a R seat, by 8.7 points
- PA-10: Janelle Stelson (D) flips a R seat, by 10.1 points
- TX-15: Bobby Pulido (D) flips a R seat, by 24.6 points
- TX-23: Katy Padilla Stout (D) flips a R seat, by 8.2 points
- VA-02: Elaine Luria (D) flips a R seat, by 8.5 points
- WI-01: Mitchell Berman (D) flips a R seat, by 3.9 points
- WI-03: Rebecca Cooke (D) flips a R seat, by 6.6 points
Still being counted
| Race | Leading | Share or lead | Est. counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Senate | Mary Peltola (D) | 48.2% | 74% |
| Mississippi Senate | Scott Colom (D) | 49.0% | 97% |
| Alaska governor | Jonathan S. "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins (D) | 49.1% | 73% |
| Kansas governor | Cindy Holscher (D) | 50.3% | 95% |
| New Hampshire governor | Kelly Ayotte (R) | 53.7% | 59% |
| House · AZ-02 | Jonathan Nez (D) | +0.0 (86) | 79% |
| House · NC-05 | Chuck Hubbard (D) | +0.0 (99) | 100% |
| House · NC-03 | Greg Murphy (R) | +0.1 (233) | 100% |
| House · MN-01 | Jake Johnson (D) | +0.1 (322) | 100% |
| House · TN-04 | Victoria Broderick (D) | +0.1 (280) | 76% |
| House · LA-06 | Chauna Banks (D) | +0.3 (665) | 100% |
| House · ME-02 | Paul LePage (R) | +0.3 (832) | 86% |
| House · CO-03 | Jeff Hurd (R) | +0.4 (1,211) | 85% |
| House · FL-27 | Maria Elvira Salazar (R) | +0.5 (1,116) | 100% |
| House · FL-26 | Nicole Locklin (D) | +0.5 (1,133) | 71% |
The House races listed are the closest of those still out. Why they take time, and everything still out →
Ballot measures
Passed: 37 · failed: 17 · still counting: 86
- Florida, Amendment 3 - Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments: passed with 62% yes
- Florida, Amendment 2 - Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land from Taxation: failed with 58% yes
- Florida, Amendment 1 - Budget Stabilization Fund: failed with 41% yes
- California, Proposition 39: failed with 41% yes
- California, Proposition 1: passed with 59% yes
- California, Proposition 2: passed with 60% yes
Last night's calls (66)
Senate (33)
- 7:13 PM · Virginia Senate race called: Mark Warner (Democrat) wins.
- 7:48 PM · Georgia Senate race called: Jon Ossoff (Democrat) wins. Won by 28.8 points.
- 8:09 PM · Delaware Senate race called: Chris Coons (Democrat) wins.
- 8:11 PM · Rhode Island Senate race called: John F. Reed (Democrat) wins.
- 8:11 PM · Massachusetts Senate race called: Edward J. Markey (Democrat) wins.
- 8:18 PM · New Jersey Senate race called: Cory Booker (Democrat) wins. Won by 52.8 points.
- 8:50 PM · North Carolina Senate race called: Roy Cooper (Democrat) wins. Won by 27.7 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 9:26 PM · Kentucky Senate race called: Andy Barr (Republican) wins. Won by 10.0 points.
- 9:26 PM · Florida Senate race called: Ashley Moody (Republican) wins. Won by 3.1 points.
- 9:26 PM · Wyoming Senate race called: Harriet Hageman (Republican) wins.
- 9:32 PM · West Virginia Senate race called: Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) wins. Won by 18.1 points.
- 9:37 PM · New Hampshire Senate race called: Chris Pappas (Democrat) wins. Won by 12.9 points.
- 9:42 PM · Oklahoma Senate race called: Kevin Hern (Republican) wins. Won by 24.6 points.
- 10:11 PM · Illinois Senate race called: Juliana Stratton (Democrat) wins. Won by 33.6 points.
- 10:11 PM · South Carolina Senate race called: Annie Andrews (Democrat) wins. Won by 4.1 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 10:31 PM · New Mexico Senate race called: Ben Ray Luján (Other) wins. Won by 22.3 points, a pickup from the Democrats.
- 11:02 PM · Alabama Senate race called: Barry Moore (Republican) wins. Won by 10.5 points.
- 11:02 PM · Texas Senate race called: James Talarico (Democrat) wins. Won by 20.6 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 11:02 PM · Arkansas Senate race called: Tom Cotton (Republican) wins. Won by 9.8 points.
- 11:02 PM · South Dakota Senate race called: Mike Rounds (Republican) wins. Won by 28.5 points.
- 11:18 PM · Kansas Senate race called: Adam Hamilton (Democrat) wins. Won by 7.5 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 11:18 PM · Colorado Senate race called: John Hickenlooper (Democrat) wins. Won by 25.9 points.
- 11:18 PM · Oregon Senate race called: Jeff Merkley (Democrat) wins. Won by 17.1 points.
- 11:34 PM · Ohio Senate race called: Sherrod Brown (Democrat) wins. Won by 2.1 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 11:34 PM · Tennessee Senate race called: Bill Hagerty (Republican) wins. Won by 11.5 points.
- 12:08 AM · Iowa Senate race called: Josh Turek (Democrat) wins. Won by 4.6 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 12:36 AM · Minnesota Senate race called: Peggy Flanagan (Democrat) wins. Won by 9.2 points.
- 1:01 AM · Louisiana Senate race called: Julia Letlow (Republican) wins. Won by 1.8 points.
- 1:52 AM · Idaho Senate race called: Jim Risch (Republican) wins. Won by 19.7 points.
- 1:52 AM · Michigan Senate race called: Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat) wins. Won by 5.5 points.
- 1:52 AM · Maine Senate race called: Troy Jackson (Democrat) wins. Won by 7.4 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 1:53 AM · Nebraska Senate race called: Pete Ricketts (Republican) wins. Won by 5.0 points.
- 1:53 AM · Montana Senate race called: Kurt Alme (Republican) wins. Won by 7.9 points.
Governors (33)
- 9:26 PM · Florida governor's race called: Byron Donalds (Republican) wins. Won by 1.4 points.
- 9:26 PM · Maryland governor's race called: Wes Moore (Democrat) wins.
- 9:26 PM · Connecticut governor's race called: Ned Lamont (Democrat) wins.
- 9:26 PM · New York governor's race called: Kathy Hochul (Democrat) wins. Won by 46.1 points.
- 9:26 PM · Rhode Island governor's race called: Helena Buonanno Foulkes (Democrat) wins. Won by 29.7 points.
- 9:26 PM · Pennsylvania governor's race called: Josh Shapiro (Democrat) wins. Won by 38.4 points.
- 9:30 PM · Georgia governor's race called: Keisha Lance Bottoms (Democrat) wins. Won by 11.0 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 9:42 PM · Wyoming governor's race called: Eric Barlow (Republican) wins. Won by 42.5 points.
- 10:28 PM · Illinois governor's race called: JB Pritzker (Democrat) wins. Won by 29.0 points.
- 10:28 PM · Arizona governor's race called: Katie Hobbs (Democrat) wins. Won by 18.3 points.
- 10:28 PM · Iowa governor's race called: Rob Sand (Democrat) wins. Won by 16.9 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 11:02 PM · Ohio governor's race called: Amy Acton (Democrat) wins. Won by 4.9 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 11:18 PM · Colorado governor's race called: Phil Weiser (Democrat) wins. Won by 28.6 points.
- 11:18 PM · Arkansas governor's race called: Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) wins. Won by 14.4 points.
- 11:18 PM · Massachusetts governor's race called: Maura Healey (Democrat) wins. Won by 30.6 points.
- 11:18 PM · California governor's race called: Xavier Becerra (Democrat) wins. Won by 16.9 points.
- 11:18 PM · New Mexico governor's race called: Deb Haaland (Democrat) wins. Won by 12.1 points.
- 11:21 PM · Texas governor's race called: Gina Hinojosa (Democrat) wins. Won by 15.2 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
- 11:34 PM · Wisconsin governor's race called: David Crowley (Democrat) wins. Won by 6.7 points.
- 11:34 PM · Maine governor's race called: Hannah Pingree (Democrat) wins. Won by 9.6 points.
- 12:08 AM · Hawaii governor's race called: Josh Green (Democrat) wins.
- 12:08 AM · Oklahoma governor's race called: Mike Mazzei (Republican) wins. Won by 6.1 points.
- 12:08 AM · South Dakota governor's race called: Larry Rhoden (Republican) wins. Won by 28.2 points.
- 12:35 AM · Minnesota governor's race called: Amy Klobuchar (Democrat) wins. Won by 12.0 points.
- 1:01 AM · Vermont governor's race called: Phil Scott (Republican) wins. Won by 6.5 points.
- 1:01 AM · Idaho governor's race called: Brad Little (Republican) wins. Won by 18.6 points.
- 1:01 AM · South Carolina governor's race called: Alan Wilson (Republican) wins. Won by 4.6 points.
- 1:27 AM · Tennessee governor's race called: Marsha Blackburn (Republican) wins. Won by 2.3 points.
- 1:50 AM · Alabama governor's race called: Tommy Tuberville (Republican) wins. Won by 4.1 points.
- 1:52 AM · Oregon governor's race called: Tina Kotek (Democrat) wins. Won by 7.1 points.
- 1:53 AM · Nebraska governor's race called: Jim Pillen (Republican) wins. Won by 6.5 points.
- 1:55 AM · Michigan governor's race called: Jocelyn Benson (Democrat) wins. Won by 9.1 points.
- 4:53 AM · Nevada governor's race called: Aaron Ford (Democrat) wins. Won by 7.2 points, a pickup from the Republicans.
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Results: civicAPI, on the latest count; a race counts as called when the source declares a winner. House seats that changed party: the incumbent who filed with the FEC for that district.