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.
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
'The Trump regime continues to attack all the independent institutions in this country that have traditionally served as buffers against tyranny – universities, non-profits, lawyers and law firms, the media, science and researchers, libraries and museums, the civil service and independent agencies – threatening them with extermination or loss of funding if they do not submit to its oversight and dictatorial demands. Trump even instructed the Department of Justice to investigate ActBlue, the platform that handles the fundraising for almost all Democratic candidates and the issues Democrats support. We are no longer Democrats or Republicans. We are either patriots fighting the regime or we are complicit in its tyranny. There is no middle ground. Trump is still actively destroying the economy. His proposed tariffs are still raising prices. His attacks on the Fed chief, Jerome Powell, persist in causing tremors around the world. Trump wants total power, even at the cost of our democracy and economy. His polls are plummeting yet many Americans are still in denial. “He’s getting things done!” some say. “He’s tough and strong!” Every American with any shred of authority must loudly and boldly explain the danger we are still in.
you forgot his own gestapo murdering people in the streets, running concentration camps and deporting us citizens into third world countries ignoring the court order telling him not to do so
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.
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.
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.
Cool gif I guess?
Do you think I’m from California for some reason?
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
Texas fuckery for you: My coworker is a registered voter and Puerto Rican. He tried to vote a few weeks ago, but the lady at the election place got sketchy and told him there’s a problem with his registration.
Yesterday he got a new registration card and planned to vote today…but they pulled a switcheroo on the location. The place where all the early voting happened is closed today in favor of an alternate location.
He was a maga voter last election who has since learned, and these barriers to his vote have reinforced his move back from the dark side.
Was he able to vote?
He and his wife are in line now. When I hear back I’ll edit this comment. The poll workers will be hard pressed to turn them away with fresh voter ID cards, but that doesn’t mean they won’t try.
Edit: They were able to vote.
🤞🤞
They voted 👍🏼
Excellent 👍👍
YES!!! Thanks for the update
Well, while agree that’s some fuckery going on there, in my county the early voting location (only one in the county) is never open on election day (when there are many other locations open).
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)
Georgia has its first Democratic governor in 28 years!
And the first black woman governor, I think.
in US history, correct. also got our first out and proud trans lawmaker…in GEORGIA.
While I appreciate that democrats in general are “for they/them”, it’s nice to actually see a they/them take seat of power in government.
as a they/them myself, i couldnt agree more :)
IIRC it was a clean sweep. Secretary of State and AG as well.
AP hasn’t called Sec. State or House D2, but they are not looking good. I was expecting a R sweep, but I was really really wanting to get rid of Cotton.EDIT: Sorry, I lost the thread context. The above was about my state of Arkansas (where Rs are going to sweep).
Great! More blue in the South can only be good. I hope the Ds down here can focus on Working-class issues. If we could get a generation of blue-collar workers (incl. farmers and ranchers) that don’t automatically vote R “for economic reasons”, we might also see some movement on other attitudes.
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!
Susan Collins has been defeated. Looks like Maine voters finally wised up.
Pretty damning that this election is even exciting.
FOR A MID-TERM!
Nah, I meant it should be like 3-5% republican votes by now, but fascists seem to be scary numerous among the US populations.
Look at the results. Republicans are crumbling. Sure they still have strongholds, but so many deeply red seats have been flipping all night.
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.
Now greater than 95% chance Democrats take both the House and Senate, according to the NYT tracker.
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!!!
Did you…?
never saw myself rooting for a pastor of all people, but we gotta start somewhere! hell yeah.
Darline Graham is loooosing……
Darline Graham lost!
Hispanic woman heading to the governor’s mansion in TX. Hee.
Tallarico is pulling the Hispanic vote by an insane margin.
Holy shit, watching the PBS special is…WTF.
Where the fuck did they get these geniuses? The woman at the right end of the table is unhinged.
And they have David Brooks there? I think I’m gonna watch for the lulllllz.
Are the conservatives concern trolling us on the Michigan senate seat.
What do you mean?
Is Brooks saying how bad of a candidate El Sayed is?
When I saw him onscreen, he seemed to be bumbling through some point. The woman at the end seems to be such a simp for the right that it is almost a cartoon.
Link?
Thanks! I was looking for PBS’s newscast for a while but didn’t know how to find it.
I find it’s better with the sound off.
