There’s a separate thread for the Senate elections, because that’s far, far easier to track than the House races and the Gubernatorial races.
Consider this thread open to everything else! House, Governor, state and local measures, everything else!
Polls start closing at 7 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific. My plan is to be obsessively posting results as they come in.
Current standings:
US House of Representatives:
Republicans: 218
Democrats: 214
Vacant: 2
Independent: 1
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX23) resigned 04/14/2026.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL20) resigned 04/21/26.
Rep. Kevin Kiley (CA3) flipped from R to I in March, 2026.
Every seat is up for re-election with 218 necessary for a majority.
Governors:
26 Republicans
24 Democrats
There are 36 seats to be decided this election, 19 of which are open races, meaning no incumbent is defending.
The Guardian says Dems have 219 seats in the House – BOTH House and Senate are no longer MAGA!
Blue fucking nuke!
BLUCLEAR KARMAGEDDON
Susan Collins has been defeated. Looks like Maine voters finally wised up.
Mississippi was called R, but super close: ~15,200 vote difference with 92% reporting. That would have been insane. I wonder if it’s in recount territory. (Independent Ty Pinkins got 19,000 votes, for what it’s worth.)
https://abcnews.com/Politics/mississippi-2026-live-midterm-election-results/story?id=136767242
Edit: Too close to call, probably going to head to recount territory either way. Colom ahead by 48(!) votes as of 1:12 AM:
Colom has a ~3500 vote lead at 97%. I cannot believe that MS might be in play.
I’m relieved more than anything. I really thought Republican fuckery would bone us.
I am betting that trans Americans everywhere are breathing a huge sigh of relief right now.
I can’t believe I’m about to go to sleep and have an actual, real chance of waking up to a blue Texas. It was mythical, intangible, a flight of fancy. And now I might see it with my own two eyes. I know I shouldn’t have even looked but I just couldn’t resist.
Abbot just conceded! You can go to sleep now!
GTFO!!!
And Ohio just got called!
Dafuq is this feeling‽
Is this hope?
Is this what hope feels like?
It’s been so long…
Like hell I can. No way.
Video of the concession here:
Typical for Abbot. You know, he never would stand up for Texas.
Talarico and Hinojosa have already won.
Of the 10 already-confirmed House seats, 9 are Dems. And I’m seeing a lot of light blue squares in Texas (uncalled yet but leaning Dem).
Governor, AG, LG, RR commish - wild. I’m elated. I didn’t think it possible, even in hopeful years past. That LG get is massive due to our ridiculous state lege. Anything else majority-wise is icing at this point. I know it’s not a universal rebuke across the country, even as things are going well. But I didn’t in my wildest dreams expect the absolute trouncing in the state. All TX Supreme Court seats went blue by good margins too.
I had always heard about the mythical ‘Blue Texas’, but I didn’t think it would come like this! Prophecy fulfilled.
How’s your state legislature looking?
Can you explain why a blue Texas is good? Like people moved from California to leave the bad policies behind but are voting in California policies?
Can you explain why a blue Texas is good?
sure, here is handy guide:
fascists - bad
not fascists - goodUsing the word fascist for not fascist things makes it less meaningful
it was federal election. not state. what california policies? texas is still red on the inside they just went blue on federal level. In other words NOTHING changed for texas, but a lot changed on federal level
dafuq? gov, lt gov, and a few others already flipped D
Not sure what youre on about but, just in case, California =/= Texas
Texas got a huge influx of Californians because California has horrible policies. Now Texas is “blue” which is “good” because… Moving states and voting for the same shit that ruined the state you moved from is ridiculously dumb.
Lmao. People left California because the cost of living is too high because so many people want to live there (and because the state government is too capitalist to do anything to make it affordable). So they went to Texas, where it’s cheap because no one wants to live there because it’s even more capitalist.
I really like the policy of the government not actively trying to kill me.
So this seems like a good sign for that
How’s it actively trying to kill you
They sorta just came out and said it. They think we’re “unhumans” that need to be killed. We’re not real humans so the law can’t protect us. JD Vance waved around a manifesto saying conservatives need to load up their muskets and ignore the rules. A lot of us believe them when they say they want us to die.
Cool gif I guess?
Do you think I’m from California for some reason?
Thank you, MAGA, for this generational win. Watching Hannity choke down tears while announcing Andrews’ win in South Carolina gave me such a wonderful sense of patriotic schadenfreude.
I cannot believe Texas is going blue! Hell yeah!
Reeeeeally hoping Michigan pulls through! That senate race is making me anxious!
CNN saying dems win control of the house.
MSNOW is calling a minimum of 235 seats.
AP doesn’t make projections but in confirmed seats alone, Dems are already up 153 to 95 with 187 seats yet to be called.
And I’m seeing a lot of light blue (meaning uncalled seats leaning Dem)
what does he think THAT will accomplish? lol
you need someone to blame, is this your first time on earth or what? 😂
i think my brain is simply too bigly to understand!
but can you pick an elephant from the set of pictures? hm? CAN YOU?
that’s a trick question, elephants arent real
I will nut so hard if Talarico clinches it.
It’s been called for Talarico. And Abbot has lost to Gina. Texas is going HARD blue tonight.
Oh hell yeah!!!
never saw myself rooting for a pastor of all people, but we gotta start somewhere! hell yeah.
Oh barf, Huckabee Sanders won.
I’m also barfing over California’s subservience to the billionaires. Was really hoping they could pull through with the wealth tax.
It wasn’t even close, either. :(
I was really hoping Schoffner could displace Traitor Cotton.
