Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
2026 general election
6,273 races in all 50 states and DC: the U.S. House, 35 Senate seats, 36 governors, other statewide offices, 88 of the 99 state legislative chambers and the District of Columbia Council. Results, what changed hands and what comes next.
Who holds power, before and after
Before: going into the election · After: results so far
- Democratic
- Republican
- Uncalled
- Independent, tied or divided
- Majority
House and Senate counts show independents and vacant seats as other. Source: 99chambers count of called races (state election offices, civicAPI and English Wikipedia) and members not on the ballotUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
The election in numbers
Source: Results and race calls: state election offices, civicAPI and English Wikipedia (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
State by state
Each state’s upper chamber, lower chamber and governor after the election; amber while uncalled races decide them. A black frame marks a one-party trifecta; ringed bars and dots changed party. Each tile opens that state’s page.
- Democratic
- Republican
- Tied or nonpartisan
- Uncalled
- Trifecta
- Changed party
Chamber control counts members elected and holdovers. Source: Results and race calls: state election offices, civicAPI and English Wikipedia (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
The races that defined it
Races still counting| Race | Winner | Margin | Shift from 2024 presidential | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA Senate | Josh Turek | D+4.1 | D +17.6 | Flip | Flipped |
| SC Senate | Annie Andrews | D+4.5 | D +22.6 | Flip | Flipped |
| OH Senate (special) | Sherrod Brown | D+4.9 | D +16.2 | Flip | Flipped |
| KS Senate | Adam Hamilton | D+5.1 | D +21.5 | Flip | Flipped |
| ME Senate | Troy Jackson | D+6.1 | R +1.0 | Flip | Flipped |
| TX Governor | Gina Hinojosa | D+7.1 | D +21.0 | Flip | Flipped |
| NV Governor | Aaron Ford | D+7.7 | D +10.9 | Flip | Flipped |
| OH Governor | Amy Acton | D+7.9 | D +19.2 | Flip | Flipped |
Margins are D − R; counting races show the current lead. Source: Results and race calls: state election offices, civicAPI and English Wikipedia (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Votes and seats
Nationally, the Democratic share of the two-party vote against each party’s share of the seats on the ballot. Seats won without an opponent count as seats but add no votes.
Chamber by chamber, Democratic candidates won more votes in 54 of the 87 partisan legislative chambers on the ballot and Republican candidates in 32. Every chamber’s result
- Democratic
- Republican
- Uncalled
- Other
Unofficial returns. Source: Results and race calls: state election offices, civicAPI and English Wikipedia (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
What flipped
Seats and offices that changed party. Full list →
Source: Results and race calls: state election offices, civicAPI and English Wikipedia (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
What happens next
- Dec 1Georgia runoffsGeorgia House District 151: no one won a majority, so the top two meet again
- Dec 12Louisiana runoffsLA-5 and LA-6: no one won a majority, so the top two meet again
- PendingAlaska’s ranked-choice countAlaska House District 23, Alaska House District 25, Alaska House District 28 and 13 more: no one has a majority of first choices, so later choices count
- Jan 3The 120th Congress is sworn inThe members elected this year take their seats
- 2028The 2028 presidential primariesWho leads each party’s national primary polls
Source: State election rules (99chambers state rules); results: state election offices, civicAPI and English WikipediaUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Every chamber in this election
Each opens that chamber’s results in this election. The left edge shows control after it.
- Alabama State Senate
- Alabama House of Representatives
- Alaska State Senate
- Alaska House of Representatives
- Arizona State Senate
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arkansas State Senate
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- California State Senate
- California State Assembly
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado House of Representatives
- Connecticut State Senate
- Connecticut House of Representatives
- District of Columbia Council
- Delaware State Senate
- Delaware House of Representatives
- Florida State Senate
- Florida House of Representatives
- Georgia State Senate
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Hawaii State Senate
- Hawaii House of Representatives
- Idaho State Senate
- Idaho House of Representatives
- Illinois State Senate
- Illinois House of Representatives
- Indiana State Senate
- Indiana House of Representatives
- Iowa State Senate
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Kansas House of Representatives
- Kentucky State Senate
- Kentucky House of Representatives
- Maine State Senate
- Maine House of Representatives
- Maryland State Senate
- Maryland House of Delegates
- Massachusetts State Senate
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Michigan State Senate
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Minnesota State Senate
- Minnesota House of Representatives
- Missouri State Senate
- Missouri House of Representatives
- Montana State Senate
- Montana House of Representatives
- Nebraska Legislature
- Nevada State Senate
- Nevada State Assembly
- New Hampshire State Senate
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- New Mexico House of Representatives
- New York State Senate
- New York State Assembly
- North Carolina State Senate
- North Carolina House of Representatives
- North Dakota State Senate
- North Dakota House of Representatives
- Ohio State Senate
- Ohio House of Representatives
- Oklahoma State Senate
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oregon State Senate
- Oregon House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania State Senate
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Rhode Island State Senate
- Rhode Island House of Representatives
- South Carolina House of Representatives
- South Dakota State Senate
- South Dakota House of Representatives
- Tennessee State Senate
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Texas State Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Utah State Senate
- Utah House of Representatives
- Vermont State Senate
- Vermont House of Representatives
- Washington State Senate
- Washington House of Representatives
- West Virginia State Senate
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- Wisconsin State Senate
- Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wyoming State Senate
- Wyoming House of Representatives
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