Last verified: November 2, 2026, 8:45 p.m. ET. No votes have been counted.
This is LiveNewsWorld’s live coverage page for the 2026 US midterm elections. Updates appear newest first, each with an Eastern Time stamp, the state or race involved, a source link and a status label. Background is on our 2026 midterm elections hub and the live results page.
House and Senate results dashboards
Data source: LiveNewsWorld does not license an automated results feed. Seat counts below will change only when an official result or an attributed projection is verified by our editors. Until then, results show as Awaiting Verified Results.
US House of Representatives
Awaiting Verified Results
| Democratic seats won or projected | Awaiting Verified Results |
| Republican seats won or projected | Awaiting Verified Results |
| Seats not yet called | All 435 |
| Seats needed for majority | 218 |
Seats before the election (not results): 218 Republicans, 214 Democrats, one independent who caucuses with Republicans and two vacancies, according to the Office of the Clerk. All 435 seats are on the ballot.
US Senate
Awaiting Verified Results
| Democratic-aligned seats won or projected | Awaiting Verified Results |
| Republican seats won or projected | Awaiting Verified Results |
| Seats on the ballot not yet called | All 35 |
| Seats not up for election | 65 |
| Seats needed for control | 51, or 50 plus the vice president |
Seats before the election (not results): 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and two independents who caucus with Democrats, according to Senate.gov. Of the 35 seats on the ballot, Republicans hold 22 and Democrats 13, per Ballotpedia. The vice president, as president of the Senate, can break a 50-50 tie, so the party of the vice president controls a split chamber.
State-by-state election results
Candidates are taken from official state election lists, as published in our race guides. Vote counts, percentages and reporting estimates will be added only when published by an official source, with the time they were posted. A LEADING candidate is never shown as a winner.
| State | Election | Candidates (party) | Votes counted | Vote % | Reporting | Status | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | Senate | Mike Collins (R), Jon Ossoff (D) | Not reported | Not reported | Not verified | UNCOUNTED | None |
| Iowa | Senate | Ashley Hinson (R), Josh Turek (D), Thomas Laehn (L) | Not reported | Not reported | Not verified | UNCOUNTED | None |
| Maine | Senate | Susan M. Collins (R), Troy D. Jackson (D) | Not reported | Not reported | Not verified | UNCOUNTED | None |
| Michigan | Senate | Abdul El-Sayed (D), Mike Rogers (R), plus four others on the ballot | Not reported | Not reported | Not verified | UNCOUNTED | None |
| New Hampshire | Senate | Chris Pappas (D), John E. Sununu (R), Edmond Laplante (Constitution) | Not reported | Not reported | Not verified | UNCOUNTED | None |
| North Carolina | Senate | Roy Cooper (D), Michael Whatley (R), Shannon W. Bray (L), Michael Dublin (Green) | Not reported | Not reported | Not verified | UNCOUNTED | None |
| Ohio | Senate (special) | Sherrod Brown (D), Jon Husted (R), William B. Redpath (L), Greg Levy (other) | Not reported | Not reported | Not verified | UNCOUNTED | None |
| Texas | Senate | Ken Paxton (R), James Talarico (D), Ted Brown (L) | Not reported | Not reported | Not verified | UNCOUNTED | None |
Table data as of November 2, 2026, 8:45 p.m. ET. More races will be added as they are verified. Full lists: Senate, House, governors.
Status labels: leading, projected and official
UNCOUNTED no results reported. COUNTING partial results reported. LEADING ahead in a partial count, which is not a win. PROJECTED a named news organization has projected the winner, always attributed. OFFICIAL results certified by election officials, which can take days or weeks. Timeline entries are marked Official, Projected or Developing. See what a race call means.
Latest live updates
Nov. 2, 5:45 p.m. ET: Polls open Tuesday; when the first states close
National / poll hours | Status: Developing
Polls open Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the 2026 midterm elections. No votes have been counted and no results have been reported. Polling hours are set by each state. Among states whose hours LiveNewsWorld confirmed with official election websites, Virginia polls are open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, North Carolina 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET and Pennsylvania 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, so Virginia is the first of those to close. In most states, voters in line at closing time may still vote. See our poll closing guide.
Sources: Virginia Department of Elections, NC State Board of Elections, VotesPA
Battleground race developments
Developments in closely watched races will be added to the timeline above as they are verified. Background is in our battleground states guide and the final polls page.
Important race calls
No races have been called. Calls will be listed here only when an identified organization such as the Associated Press projects a winner, or officials certify a result.
Election night analysis
Analysis: Will be added after results are reported, labelled as analysis and kept separate from results. Until then, see how House and Senate control is decided, when results may be known and how mail ballots are counted.
Reliable election sources
