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.

Races called5,731 of 6,273
542 races still uncalled

Who holds power, before and after

Before: going into the election · After: results so far

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

The races that defined it

Races still counting
RaceWinnerMarginShift from 2024 presidentialStatusNote
IA SenateJosh TurekD+4.1D +17.6FlipFlipped
SC SenateAnnie AndrewsD+4.5D +22.6FlipFlipped
OH Senate (special)Sherrod BrownD+4.9D +16.2FlipFlipped
KS SenateAdam HamiltonD+5.1D +21.5FlipFlipped
ME SenateTroy JacksonD+6.1R +1.0FlipFlipped
TX GovernorGina HinojosaD+7.1D +21.0FlipFlipped
NV GovernorAaron FordD+7.7D +10.9FlipFlipped
OH GovernorAmy ActonD+7.9D +19.2FlipFlipped

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.

U.S. House 435 seats
VotesD 56.5 R 43.5
SeatsD 58.6 R 39.1
U.S. Senate, seats up 35 seats
VotesD 54.3 R 45.7
SeatsD 57.1 R 37.1
State legislatures, seats up 6,101 seats
VotesD 56.0 R 44.0
SeatsD 49.6 R 40.6

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

Every chamber in this election

Each opens that chamber’s results in this election. The left edge shows control after it.

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