US midterm elections 2026: live results from Senate, House and governor races in all 50 states
With many seats still to come in, the Democrats have taken control of the Senate, House and several key governorships. Find live updating results in full here
TL;DR
- Democrats have secured control of the Senate, House, and several key governorships.
- The US legislature consists of the House of Representatives (435 members, 2-year terms) and the Senate (100 members, 6-year terms).
- Governors are elected by direct vote in their states and serve four-year terms (or two years in Vermont and New Hampshire).
- Different voting systems are used, including first past the post, ranked-choice voting (Maine, Alaska), and top-two primaries.
- Special elections for the Senate are being held in Florida and Ohio.
- The Associated Press calls election winners when a trailing candidate has no path to victory.