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Republican Rep. Byron Donalds narrowly defeated Democrat David Jolly to become Florida’s first Black governor, extending the GOP’s long hold on the state’s top office. What happened NBC News and the Associated Press projected Tuesday night, Nov. 3, 2026, that Donalds won Florida’s open governor’s race. With about 99% of expected votes counted, NBC’s results … Read more
Democrat Troy Jackson has defeated five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins, ending her nearly 30-year Senate career and flipping Maine’s seat as Democrats pad their midterm majority. What happened NBC News, CBS News and the Associated Press project that Democrat Troy Jackson beat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine’s U.S. Senate race on Election Night. Maine … Read more
Deb Haaland, a Laguna Pueblo member and former U.S. interior secretary, won New Mexico’s governor’s race and will become the first Native American woman elected governor of any U.S. state. What happened NBC News projected Democrat Deb Haaland the winner of New Mexico’s open governor’s race late Tuesday into Wednesday, according to its Election Night … Read more
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s U.S. Senate race and will become the first Muslim elected to the chamber, according to NBC News, CBS News, NPR and the Associated Press. What happened Networks projected early Wednesday that El-Sayed, a 42-year-old epidemiologist and former Michigan public health official, defeated Republican Mike Rogers, a former U.S. representative, … Read more
Unofficial returns early Wednesday put Democrat Scott Colom 28 votes ahead of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, with no winner called and thousands of ballots still out. Where the count stands NBC News, citing Associated Press data updated around 3 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 4, 2026, listed the Mississippi U.S. Senate race as too close to … Read more
Amy Acton, Ohio’s former health director, defeated Trump-backed Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to become the state’s first elected woman governor and the first Democrat to win the office in 20 years. What networks projected On Election Night, Nov. 3, 2026, NBC News and CBS News projected Democrat Amy Acton the winner of Ohio’s open governor’s race. … Read more
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Election Night, becoming Texas’ first Latina governor and the first Democrat elected to the office since Ann Richards in 1990. What happened Networks projected Hinojosa the winner late Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. The Associated Press, CBS News and NBC News all reported she defeated Abbott, … Read more
Networks say Democrats have won enough seats to take back the U.S. Senate, giving the party majorities in both chambers and new power to check President Trump’s agenda. What the projections say CBS News, NBC News and the Associated Press project that Democrats have flipped control of the Senate in the 2026 midterms. Republicans began … Read more
CBS News and NBC News project that Democrats have won enough seats to take back the U.S. House, ending four years of Republican control. What the networks are projecting On Election Night, CBS News projected that Democrats won control of the House of Representatives. NBC News projected the same outcome and estimated Democrats could finish … Read more
Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governor’s race on Election Night, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of any U.S. state and flipping the office to Democrats for the first time since 1998. What happened Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, according to the … Read more
