NEWZINO SPECIAL - MIDTERMS 2026
The fight for Congress
All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships were on the ballot on Tuesday, November 3. Here is where each one stands as the last ones are counted, every call with its source, and a map for each where you can call what is left.
Results so far
Races appear here once a major outlet calls them. Each call links to its source.Democrats win control of the Senate
Counts include the 65 seats not on the ballot. 7 seats changed party so far.
Senate calls, latest first
- 8:57 AM ET South Dakota: Mike Rounds (R) wins source
- 8:57 AM ET Idaho: Jim Risch (R) wins source
- 8:33 AM ET Montana: Kurt Alme (R) wins source
- 8:33 AM ET Louisiana: Julia Letlow (R) wins source
- 8:33 AM ET Nebraska: Pete Ricketts (R) wins source
- 8:33 AM ET Minnesota: Peggy Flanagan (D) wins source
- 8:33 AM ET Michigan: Abdul El-Sayed (D) wins source
- 4:13 AM ET Maine: Troy Jackson (D) wins FLIP source
- 11:31 PM ET Iowa: Josh Turek (D) wins FLIP source
- 11:25 PM ET Kansas: Adam Hamilton (D) wins FLIP source
- 11:16 PM ET Oregon: Jeff Merkley (D) wins source
- 11:11 PM ET Ohio (special): Sherrod Brown (D) wins FLIP source
- 11:11 PM ET Alabama: Barry Moore (R) wins source
- 10:58 PM ET Texas: James Talarico (D) wins FLIP source
- 10:26 PM ET Arkansas: Tom Cotton (R) wins source
- 10:13 PM ET Oklahoma: Kevin Hern (R) wins source
- 10:13 PM ET Tennessee: Bill Hagerty (R) wins source
- 10:13 PM ET South Carolina: Annie Andrews (D) wins FLIP source
- 9:39 PM ET Wyoming: Harriet Hageman (R) wins source
- 9:12 PM ET Kentucky: Andy Barr (R) wins source
- 9:08 PM ET West Virginia: Shelley Moore Capito (R) wins source
- 9:08 PM ET New Mexico: Ben Ray Lujรกn (D) wins source
- 9:08 PM ET Colorado: John Hickenlooper (D) wins source
- 8:36 PM ET Florida (special): Ashley Moody (R) wins source
- 8:35 PM ET New Hampshire: Chris Pappas (D) wins source
- 8:35 PM ET North Carolina: Roy Cooper (D) wins FLIP source
- 8:18 PM ET Massachusetts: Ed Markey (D) wins source
- 8:17 PM ET New Jersey: Cory Booker (D) wins source
- 8:17 PM ET Rhode Island: Jack Reed (D) wins source
- 8:17 PM ET Illinois: Juliana Stratton (D) wins source
- 8:17 PM ET Delaware: Chris Coons (D) wins source
- 8:02 PM ET Georgia: Jon Ossoff (D) wins source
- 7:45 PM ET Virginia: Mark Warner (D) wins source
The Senate
35 of 100 seats are up. Before the election it is 47 D to 53 R; the 47 are 45 Democrats and 2 independents who caucus with them. Democrats need a net gain of 4 for 51. A 50-50 Senate stays Republican on the Vice President's tie-break.
The Senate map: call what is left
Called races are filled in with the winner's color. Every other state is shaded by its Cook Political Report rating, and gold states are toss ups. Click any state that is not solid to call it yourself. Each one you call gets a gold outline, and the count on the right shows who would control the Senate.
- Solid D (9)
- Likely D (2)
- Lean D (2)
- Toss Up (7)
- Lean R (2)
- Likely R (2)
- Solid R (11)
- No Senate race
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The 15 races that decide it
Toss ups first. Call each one yourself.Alaska
R-heldTOSS UP
DMary Peltolaspent $29.5M
RDan Sullivan (incumbent)spent $12.0M
Iowa
R-heldTOSS UP
DJosh Turekspent $16.5M
RAshley Hinsonspent $13.9M
Open: Ernst is not running
Compare the candidatesCALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Kansas
R-heldTOSS UP
DAdam Hamiltonspent $10.4M
RRoger Marshall (incumbent)spent $6.9M
CALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Maine
R-heldTOSS UP
DTroy Jacksonspent $25.3M
RSusan Collins (incumbent)spent $23.8M
Jackson was picked by a party convention after primary winner Graham Platner withdrew
Compare the candidatesCALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Michigan
D-heldTOSS UP
DAbdul El-Sayedspent $41.4M
RMike Rogersspent $19.4M
Open: Peters is retiring
Compare the candidatesCALLED: Democrat wins
Ohio (special)
R-heldTOSS UP
DSherrod Brownspent $64.0M
RJon Husted (incumbent)spent $15.7M
Special: Vance's old seat
Compare the candidatesCALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Texas
R-heldTOSS UP
DJames Talaricospent $114M
RKen Paxtonspent $14.6M
Open: Cornyn lost the primary
Compare the candidatesCALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Georgia
D-heldLIKELY D
DJon Ossoff (incumbent)spent $126M
RMike Collinsspent $10.2M
CALLED: Democrat wins
North Carolina
R-heldLIKELY D
DRoy Cooperspent $40.5M
RMichael Whatleyspent $12.8M
Open: Tillis is retiring
Compare the candidatesCALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Minnesota
D-heldLEAN D
DPeggy Flanaganspent $10.6M
RMichele Tafoyaspent $9.7M
Open: Smith is retiring
Compare the candidatesCALLED: Democrat wins
New Hampshire
D-heldLEAN D
DChris Pappasspent $22.1M
RJohn E. Sununuspent $3.9M
Open: Shaheen is retiring
Compare the candidatesCALLED: Democrat wins
Nebraska
R-heldLEAN R
RPete Ricketts (incumbent)spent $13.8M
IDan Osbornspent $7.7M
No Democrat on the ballot; independent Dan Osborn is the challenger
Compare the candidatesCALLED: Republican wins
South Carolina
R-heldLEAN R
DAnnie Andrewsspent $17.9M
RDarline Graham (incumbent)spent $1.2M
CALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Florida (special)
R-heldLIKELY R
- DAngie Nixon
- RAshley Moody (incumbent)
Special: Rubio's old seat
CALLED: Republican wins
Mississippi
R-heldLIKELY R
- DScott Colomspent $3.4M
RCindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent)spent $5.0M
Not in doubt
Solid Democratic: Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia.
Solid Republican: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming.
The House: call what is left
All 435 seats are up and 218 is a majority. Seats won in the November 2024 election. The bar shows every seat by its Cook Political Report rating. The map shows where the 81 closest seats are: the more gold, the more of them a state has. Tap a state to see its seats, and call any of them yourself.
- 5+ close seats
- 3-4
- 1-2
- None
The 81 closest seats
CA-22
R-heldTOSS UP
- DRandy Villegas
- RDavid Valadao
FL-14
D-heldTOSS UP
- DKathy Castor
- RMike Beltran
FL-22
New seatTOSS UP
- DPia Dandiya
- RCasey Askar
IA-02
Open, R-heldTOSS UP
- DLindsay James
- RJoe Mitchell
KY-06
Open, R-heldTOSS UP
- DZach Dembo
- RRalph Alvarado
MI-04
R-heldTOSS UP
- DSean McCann
- RBill Huizenga
MI-07
R-heldTOSS UP
- DWilliam Lawrence
- RTom Barrett
MI-10
Open, R-heldTOSS UP
- DChristina Hines
- RMike Bouchard Jr.
MT-01
Open, R-heldTOSS UP
- DSam Forstag
- RAaron Flint
NC-01
D-heldTOSS UP
- DDon Davis
- RLaurie Buckhout
NY-17
R-heldTOSS UP
- DCait Conley
- RMike Lawler
OH-07
R-heldTOSS UP
- DBrian Poindexter
- RMax Miller
OH-09
D-heldTOSS UP
- DMarcy Kaptur
- RDerek Merrin
PA-08
R-heldTOSS UP
- DPaige Cognetti
- RRob Bresnahan
TX-15
R-heldTOSS UP
- DBobby Pulido
- RMonica De La Cruz
TX-35
New seatTOSS UP
- DJohnny Garcia
- RCarlos De La Cruz
VA-01
R-heldTOSS UP
- DShannon Taylor
- RRob Wittman
AK-AL
R-heldLEAN R
- RNick Begich III
Alaska's Democratic Party backs independent Bill Hill; no Democrat is actively campaigning.
AL-02
D-heldLEAN R
- DShomari Figures
- RRhett Marques
AZ-01
Open, R-heldLEAN D
- DAmish Shah
- RJay Feely
AZ-02
R-heldLEAN R
- DJonathan Nez
- REli Crane
AZ-06
R-heldLEAN D
- DJoAnna Mendoza
- RJuan Ciscomani
CA-48
Open, R-heldLEAN D
- DMarni von Wilpert
- RJim Desmond
CO-04
R-heldLEAN R
- DEileen Laubacher
- RLauren Boebert
CO-05
R-heldLEAN R
- DJessica Killin
- RJeff Crank
CO-08
R-heldLEAN D
- DManny Rutinel
- RGabe Evans
FL-13
R-heldLEAN R
- DLeela Gray
- RAnna Paulina Luna
FL-25
D-heldLEAN D
- DJared Moskowitz
- RScott Singer
FL-27
R-heldLEAN R
- DEliott Rodriguez
- RMaria Elvira Salazar
IA-01
R-heldLEAN D
- DChristina Bohannan
- RMariannette Miller-Meeks
IA-03
R-heldLEAN D
- DSarah Trone Garriott
- RZach Nunn
ME-02
Open, D-heldLEAN R
- DMatthew Dunlap
- RPaul LePage
MN-01
R-heldLEAN R
- DJake Johnson
- RBrad Finstad
NC-11
Open, R-heldLEAN D
- DJamie Ager
- RJennifer Balkcom
NJ-07
R-heldLEAN D
- DRebecca Bennett
- RThomas Kean Jr.
NM-02
D-heldLEAN D
- DGabe Vasquez
- RGreg Cunningham
NV-02
Open, R-heldLEAN R
- DTeresa Benitez-Thompson
- RDave Flippo
NY-21
Open, R-heldLEAN R
- DBlake Gendebien
- RAnthony Constantino
OH-10
R-heldLEAN R
- DKristina Knickerbocker
- RMike Turner
OH-15
R-heldLEAN R
- DDon Leonard
- RMike Carey
PA-01
R-heldLEAN R
- DBob Harvie
- RBrian Fitzpatrick
PA-07
R-heldLEAN D
- DBob Brooks
- RRyan Mackenzie
PA-10
R-heldLEAN D
- DJanelle Stelson
- RScott Perry
SC-01
Open, R-heldLEAN R
- DNancy Lacore
- RJenny Costa Honeycutt
TX-23
Open, R-heldLEAN R
- DKaty Padilla Stout
- RBrandon Herrera
Vacant since Rep. Tony Gonzales resigned.
TX-34
D-heldLEAN D
- DVicente Gonzalez
- REric Flores
VA-02
R-heldLEAN D
- DElaine Luria
- RJen Kiggans
WA-03
D-heldLEAN D
- DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez
- RJohn Braun
WI-01
R-heldLEAN R
- DMitchell Berman
- RBryan Steil
WI-03
R-heldLEAN D
- DRebecca Cooke
- RDerrick Van Orden
AR-02
R-heldLIKELY R
- DChris Jones
- RFrench Hill
CA-13
D-heldLIKELY D
- DAdam Gray
- RKevin Lincoln
CA-45
D-heldLIKELY D
- DDerek Tran
- RChuong Vo
CO-03
R-heldLIKELY R
- DDwayne Romero
- RJeff Hurd
FL-07
Open, R-heldLIKELY R
- DBale Dalton
- RRyan Elijah
FL-09
D-heldLIKELY R
- DDarren Soto
- RDan Green
FL-16
Open, R-heldLIKELY R
- DKelly Kirschner
- RSydney Gruters
IN-01
D-heldLIKELY D
- DFrank Mrvan
- RBarb Regnitz
IN-05
R-heldLIKELY R
- DJ. D. Ford
- RVictoria Spartz
KS-02
R-heldLIKELY R
- DDon Coover
- RDerek Schmidt
MI-08
D-heldLIKELY D
- DKristen McDonald Rivet
- RTom Smith
MN-02
Open, D-heldLIKELY D
- DMatt Little
- REric Pratt
MO-02
R-heldLIKELY R
- DFred Wellman
- RAnn Wagner
NC-03
R-heldLIKELY R
- DRaymond Smith Jr.
- RGreg Murphy
NC-13
R-heldLIKELY R
- DPaul Barringer
- RBrad Knott
NE-01
R-heldLIKELY R
- DChris Backemeyer
- RMike Flood
NE-02
Open, R-heldLIKELY D
- DDenise Powell
- RBrinker Harding
NH-01
Open, D-heldLIKELY D
- DStefany Shaheen
- RAnthony DiLorenzo
NJ-09
D-heldLIKELY D
- DNellie Pou
- RRosie Pino
NV-01
D-heldLIKELY D
- DDina Titus
- RCarrie Buck
NV-03
D-heldLIKELY D
- DSusie Lee
- RMartin O'Donnell
NV-04
D-heldLIKELY D
- DSteven Horsford
- RCody Whipple
NY-03
D-heldLIKELY D
- DTom Suozzi
- RMike LiPetri
NY-04
D-heldLIKELY D
- DLaura Gillen
- RJeanine Driscoll
NY-19
D-heldLIKELY D
- DJosh Riley
- RPeter Oberacker
OH-01
D-heldLIKELY D
- DGreg Landsman
- REric Conroy
OH-13
D-heldLIKELY D
- DEmilia Sykes
- RCarey Coleman
TX-09
New seatLIKELY R
- DLeticia Gutierrez
- RAlex Mealer
TX-28
D-heldLIKELY D
- DHenry Cuellar
- RTano Tijerina
VA-05
R-heldLIKELY R
- DTom Perriello
- RJohn McGuire
VA-07
D-heldLIKELY D
- DEugene Vindman
- RDoug Ollivant
Not listed: the 186 seats rated solid Democratic and the 168 rated solid Republican. On election night the House count above is a running tally of seats called.
The governors map: call what is left
36 of 50 states elect a governor. Today Democrats hold 24 governorships and Republicans 26. Each state is shaded by its Cook Political Report rating. Click any state that is not solid to call it yourself.
- Solid D (13)
- Likely D (1)
- Lean D (6)
- Toss Up (3)
- Lean R (3)
- Likely R (3)
- Solid R (7)
- No governor race
The 16 governor races in play
Georgia
R-held, openTOSS UP
- DKeisha Lance Bottoms
- RRick Jackson
CALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Nevada
R-heldTOSS UP
- DAaron Ford
- RJoe Lombardo (incumbent)
CALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Alaska
R-held, openLEAN D
- DJonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
- RBernadette Wilson
Top-four primary and ranked-choice general. Bernadette Wilson led the Republicans in the primary; two other Republicans are also on the ballot.
Compare the candidatesFlorida
R-held, openLEAN R
- DDavid Jolly
- RByron Donalds
CALLED: Republican wins
Michigan
D-held, openLEAN D
- DJocelyn Benson
- RJohn James
CALLED: Democrat wins
Nebraska
R-heldLEAN R
- DLynne Walz
- RJim Pillen (incumbent)
CALLED: Republican wins
Ohio
R-held, openLEAN D
- DAmy Acton
- RVivek Ramaswamy
CALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Oregon
D-heldLEAN D
- DTina Kotek (incumbent)
- RChristine Drazan
CALLED: Democrat wins
Texas
R-heldLEAN R
- DGina Hinojosa
- RGreg Abbott (incumbent)
CALLED: Democrat wins (flip)
Wisconsin
D-held, openLEAN D
- DDavid Crowley
- RTom Tiffany
CALLED: Democrat wins
Arizona
D-heldLIKELY D
- DKatie Hobbs (incumbent)
- RAndy Biggs
CALLED: Democrat wins
New Hampshire
R-heldLIKELY R
- DCinde Warmington
- RKelly Ayotte (incumbent)
CALLED: Republican wins
Oklahoma
R-held, openLIKELY R
- DCyndi Munson
- RMike Mazzei
CALLED: Republican wins
Vermont
R-heldLIKELY R
- DAmanda Janoo
- RPhil Scott (incumbent)
CALLED: Republican wins
Solid Democratic: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.
Solid Republican: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming.
Governor ratings: Cook Political Report, as of 2026-10-29.
Race ratings: Cook Political Report, as of 2026-10-30. Ratings are a forecaster's judgement, not a result. Candidate photos: Wikimedia Commons, with each photographer and licence on the race's compare page. Page updated 2026-11-02.
