2026 election data for journalists
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Key numbers · November 4, 2026, 9:48 PM ET
- Senate: Democrats win control, 54 D – 44 R, 2 not called (counting seats not up this year)
- House: Democrats win control, 239 D – 143 R, 53 not called
- Governorships: Democrats win 22, Republicans 12
- Seats that changed party: Senate 7, House 28, governors 5
- Ballot measures: 45 passed, 17 failed
- Votes counted: about 111,026,890
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CSV downloads
- Every candidate in every race (/results.csv)
- All 435 House districts (/house-districts.csv)
- By state: races, counties and measures (change "ga") (/data/ga)
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How to credit us
Source: Polling Desk (polling-desk.com), using results from civicAPI, as of November 4, 2026, 9:48 PM ET.
- Results: civicAPI. Polls: VoteHub and The New York Times (CC BY 4.0). Odds: Kalshi and Polymarket.
- Results are unofficial until each state certifies them. Certification deadlines
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