Last updated: 8:00 PM ET, Tue Nov 3, 2026
Ohio governor
Open seat: Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is term-limited. Polls in Ohio closed at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Latest count from Decision Desk HQ as of 7:45 PM ET, with about 7% of the expected vote counted. Early returns can shift as more votes are counted.
Senate control tracker
D 36 · R 32 · Uncalled 32
Democrats Independents caucusing with Democrats (2, counted with D) Uncalled 2026 races Republicans
Seats not up in 2026: D 32, I 2, R 31. 2026 races called: 3 of 35 (D 2, R 1). Counts combine seats not up this year with races projected by news organizations listed on each card. 51 seats are needed for a majority; in a 50-50 Senate the vice president casts tie-breaking votes.
2026 Senate races
Seat holders not up in 2026 and the list of 2026 races are as of Election Day. Calls are projections by the named news organizations; Viralnado does not call races.
House control tracker
D 22 · R 23 · Uncalled 390
Source: Decision Desk HQ count as of 7:32 PM ET. 218 of 435 seats are needed for a majority. Seat totals are the named outlet’s projections and can differ from other outlets.
Notable House calls
- Florida House District 14: Kathy Castor (D) over Mike Beltran (R) (Decision Desk HQ)
- Georgia House District 6: Lucy McBath (D) over Kevin Martin (R) (CBS News)
- Georgia House District 5: Nikema Williams (D) over John Salvesen (R) (CBS News)
- Florida House District 20: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) over Brent Andersen (R) (AP)
- Kentucky House District 3: Morgan McGarvey (D) over Maria Teresa Rodriguez (R) (AP)
- Kentucky House District 5: Hal Rogers (R) over Ned Pillersdorf (D) (AP)
- Florida House District 10: Maxwell Frost (D) (unopposed) (AP)
- Kentucky House District 4: Ed Gallrein (R) over Melissa Strange (D) (Decision Desk HQ)
Governor tracker
D 6 · R 8 · Uncalled 36
All 50 governorships: 14 not on the ballot this year (D 6, R 8) plus 36 races in 2026, 0 called so far.
2026 governor races
Polls are closing across the country in the 2026 midterm elections, with all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships on the ballot. This page tracks race calls as they come in. Every call is attributed to the news organization or decision desk that made it, such as the Associated Press, NBC News, Fox News, CBS News, ABC News, CNN or Decision Desk HQ. Refresh for the latest.
Races called so far
Calls tracked on this page so far: Senate: Democrats 2, Republicans 1 · House: Democrats 6, Republicans 2.
- Florida House District 14: Kathy Castor (D) over Mike Beltran (R), projected by Decision Desk HQ at 7:48 PM ET
- Georgia House District 6: Lucy McBath (D) over Kevin Martin (R), projected by CBS News at 7:40 PM ET
- Georgia House District 5: Nikema Williams (D) over John Salvesen (R), projected by CBS News at 7:36 PM ET
- West Virginia Senate: Shelley Moore Capito (R) over Rachel Fetty Anderson (D), projected by Decision Desk HQ at 7:33 PM ET
- Georgia Senate: Jon Ossoff (D) over Mike Collins (R), projected by Decision Desk HQ, NBC News and CBS News at 7:18 PM ET
- Florida House District 20: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) over Brent Andersen (R), projected by AP at 7:09 PM ET
- Kentucky House District 3: Morgan McGarvey (D) over Maria Teresa Rodriguez (R), projected by AP at 7:03 PM ET
- Kentucky House District 5: Hal Rogers (R) over Ned Pillersdorf (D), projected by AP at 7:00 PM ET
- Florida House District 10: Maxwell Frost (D) (unopposed), projected by AP at 7:00 PM ET
- Virginia Senate: Mark Warner (D) over Bert Mizusawa (R), projected by NBC News, Fox News and Decision Desk HQ at 7:00 PM ET
- Kentucky House District 4: Ed Gallrein (R) over Melissa Strange (D), projected by Decision Desk HQ at 6:28 PM ET
Calls listed here are projections by the named news organizations and decision desks. Viralnado does not call races. Official results come from state election offices and are certified in the weeks after Election Day.
Live updates
7:48 PM ET
Decision Desk HQ projects Kathy Castor (D) wins Florida's 14th District
Decision Desk HQ projects Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor wins Florida's 14th Congressional District, defeating Republican Mike Beltran, a former state representative. The Tampa-area seat was redrawn ahead of this election and was rated a toss-up.
7:42 PM ET
Florida count: Democrats narrowly ahead in governor and Senate races, no calls yet
With an estimated 75% of the vote in, Decision Desk HQ's count shows Democrat David Jolly at 51.4% and Republican Byron Donalds at 47.5% in the governor's race. In the Senate special election, Democrat Angie Nixon leads Republican Sen. Ashley Moody 50.0% to 48.9% with about 77% in. No news organization has projected either race, and the margins can shift as more votes are counted.
7:40 PM ET
CBS News projects Lucy McBath (D) wins Georgia's 6th District
CBS News projects Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath wins another term in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, defeating Republican Kevin Martin.
7:40 PM ET
CBS News also projects Jon Ossoff (D) wins Georgia Senate race
CBS News now projects Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff wins re-election in Georgia over Republican Rep. Mike Collins, joining Decision Desk HQ and NBC News.
7:36 PM ET
CBS News projects Nikema Williams (D) wins Georgia's 5th District
CBS News projects Democratic Rep. Nikema Williams defeats Republican John "Bongo" Salvesen to win another term representing Georgia's 5th Congressional District.
7:33 PM ET
Decision Desk HQ projects Shelley Moore Capito (R) wins West Virginia Senate race
Decision Desk HQ projects Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito wins re-election in West Virginia, defeating Democrat Rachel Fetty Anderson. Capito was seeking a third term; it is the first Republican Senate hold projected tonight.
7:32 PM ET
Decision Desk HQ House count: 22 Democrats, 23 Republicans projected
As of 7:32 p.m. ET, Decision Desk HQ had projected 22 House seats for Democrats and 23 for Republicans, with 390 seats still uncalled. A majority takes 218 seats.
7:31 PM ET
NBC News also projects Jon Ossoff (D) wins Georgia Senate race
NBC News now projects Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff wins re-election in Georgia over Republican Rep. Mike Collins, joining Decision Desk HQ, which made its call at 7:18 p.m. ET.
7:30 PM ET
7:30 p.m. ET: Polls close in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia
Polls have closed in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia, which all have Senate races on the ballot. The Fox News Decision Desk says Ohio's governor's race between Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton is too early to call.
7:24 PM ET
NBC News House count: 8 Democrats, 2 Republicans projected
As of 7:24 p.m. ET, the NBC News Decision Desk had projected eight House seats for Democrats and two for Republicans, with 425 seats still uncalled. Most of the early calls are in Florida, Georgia and Kentucky, and a majority takes 218 seats.
7:18 PM ET
Decision Desk HQ projects Jon Ossoff (D) wins Georgia Senate race
Decision Desk HQ projects Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff wins re-election in Georgia, defeating Republican Rep. Mike Collins. Ossoff was seeking a second term; other news organizations had not yet made their own call at the time of this update.
7:09 PM ET
AP projects Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) wins Florida's 20th District
The Associated Press projects Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins Florida's 20th Congressional District, defeating Republican Brent Andersen and independent Kedner Maxime (I). She won the seat's Democratic primary in August after the state's new congressional map took effect.
7:08 PM ET
Early Kentucky Senate count: no call yet
With about 9% of the expected vote counted, AP's tally shows Democrat Charles Booker at 51.6% and Republican Andy Barr at 47.0% in Kentucky's open Senate race. No news organization has projected a winner, and early returns can shift significantly as more votes are counted.
7:08 PM ET
NBC News House count: 4 Democrats, 1 Republican projected
As of 7:08 p.m. ET, the NBC News Decision Desk had projected four House seats for Democrats and one for Republicans, with 430 seats still uncalled. A majority takes 218 seats.
7:03 PM ET
AP projects Morgan McGarvey (D) wins Kentucky's 3rd District
The Associated Press projects Democrat Morgan McGarvey wins Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District.
7:00 PM ET
AP projects Hal Rogers (R) wins Kentucky's 5th District, Maxwell Frost (D) wins Florida's 10th
The Associated Press projects Republican Hal Rogers wins Kentucky's 5th Congressional District and Democrat Maxwell Frost wins Florida's 10th Congressional District.
7:00 PM ET
NBC News, Fox News and DDHQ project Mark Warner (D) wins Virginia Senate race
NBC News, Fox News and Decision Desk HQ project Democratic Sen. Mark Warner defeats Republican Bert Mizusawa, a retired Army major general, in Virginia. Warner, a former governor first elected to the Senate in 2008, was seeking a fourth term.
7:00 PM ET
7 p.m. ET: Polls close in Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina and more
Polls have closed in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia, along with most of Florida. Georgia and South Carolina both have Senate races on the ballot, and Georgia has an open governor's race.
6:28 PM ET
Decision Desk HQ projects Ed Gallrein (R) wins Kentucky's 4th District
Decision Desk HQ projects Republican Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL endorsed by President Trump, wins Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Melissa Strange and Libertarian Jeremy Todd. Gallrein defeated Rep. Thomas Massie in the May Republican primary for the seat.
6:00 PM ET
First polls close in Indiana and Kentucky
Polls closed at 6 p.m. ET in most of Indiana and Kentucky, the first in the nation to close. The rest of both states closed at 7 p.m. ET.
What to watch next
- 8:30 PM ET: Polls close in Arkansas.
- 9:00 PM ET: Polls close in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Wisconsin and other states, plus the rest of Michigan, Texas and Kansas. Senate races in Texas, Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska are among those to watch.
- 10:00 PM ET: Polls close in Montana, Nevada and Utah.
- 11:00 PM ET: Polls close in California, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
- 12:00 AM ET: Polls close in Hawaii.
- 1:00 AM ET: Last polls close in Alaska. Alaska and Maine use ranked-choice voting, and Georgia requires a majority to avoid a Dec. 1 runoff, so some races may not be decided tonight.
All times Eastern. This page is updated throughout the night.