Multiple outlets are projecting that the Democratic US Senate caucus will hold a majority in the incoming Congress.

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Election News and Updates

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• PolitiFact is providing live fact checking on election day

• VoteBeat: When to expect the results of the 2026 election

Other Event Threads

• Yahoo News, USA Today, Politico, The Washington Post, NBC, and Reuters: We are six newsrooms covering the 2026 midterm elections. We’ll be doing an AMA here tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Ask us anything. You can get your questions in early on this post.

• 2026 Non-Federal Election Results | Live Discussion

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Streaming Links

(All stream start times in US Eastern; time converter linked here)

• NBC via YouTube: Steve Kornacki Analyzes 2026 Midterm Election Results (5 p.m.)

• CBS via YouTube: Tracking the 2026 midterm races that will decide the control of Congress

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Election 2026 PBS News special coverage (6 p.m.) (Link with ASL interpretation)

• C-SPAN: Election Night Live (6 p.m.)

• The Downballot, Strength In Numbers, and FiftyPlusOne via YouTube: Election Night Live Stream (6:45 p.m.)

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Results

Nationally-oriented results pages are being maintained by: AP, PBS NewsHour, NBC, and The Guardian

Please use this thread to discuss news, updates, and commentary regarding the 2026 midterms and associated elections.

You can find r/politics' list of rules here.

Election News and Updates

• Live update pages for Election Day are being provided by: AP, NBC, ABC, VoteBeat, Politico, TIME Magazine, CNBC, Al Jazeera, The Washington Post (metered paywall), The New York Times (metered paywall), CBS, CBS (US Senate), CBS (US House), Yahoo News, BBC (metered paywall), CNN (metered paywall), and Reuters (metered paywall). There is also a dashboard at election.run. The New York Times is maintaining an election forecasting needle.

• PolitiFact is providing live fact checking on election day

• VoteBeat: When to expect the results of the 2026 election

Other Event Threads

• Yahoo News, USA Today, Politico, The Washington Post, NBC, and Reuters: We are six newsrooms covering the 2026 midterm elections. We’ll be doing an AMA here tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Ask us anything. You can get your questions in early on this post.

• 2026 Non-Federal Election Results | Live Discussion

Streaming Links

(All stream start times in US Eastern; time converter linked here)

• NBC via YouTube: Steve Kornacki Analyzes 2026 Midterm Election Results (5 p.m.)

• CBS via YouTube: Tracking the 2026 midterm races that will decide the control of Congress

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Election 2026 PBS News special coverage (6 p.m.) (Link with ASL interpretation)

• C-SPAN: Election Night Live (6 p.m.)

• The Downballot, Strength In Numbers, and FiftyPlusOne via YouTube: Election Night Live Stream (6:45 p.m.)

Past Threads:

Thread 1, Thread 2, Thread 3, Thread 4, Thread 5, Thread 6 Thread 7, Thread 8, Thread 9, Thread 10, Thread 11, Thread 12, Thread 13, Thread 14, Thread 15, Thread 16

Results

Nationally-oriented results pages are being maintained by: AP, PBS NewsHour, NBC, and The Guardian