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• Momentous sweep: Democrats will flip control of both the House and Senate in a resounding and historic victory, CNN projects. They capitalized on President Donald Trump’s historic unpopularity to win a major victory and significant power to check his final two years in office.
• President’s response: Trump told The New York Times he will accept tonight’s results, shutting down — for now — questions about whether he would challenge the outcome. And in an interview with Fox News, he said he didn’t see the GOP losses “as a hit on me.”
• Notable Democratic wins: James Talarico is expected to win a Texas Senate seat, which has eluded Democrats for 38 years, Adam Hamilton will win in deep-red Kansas and Annie Andrews will replace Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina.
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Virginia voters will approve an amendment protecting same-sex marriage, CNN projects
Virginia voters will approve an amendment to the state constitution protecting same-sex marriage, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
The state’s same-sex marriage ban had not been enforceable since the 2015 US Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which required states to recognize same-sex marriages. If the Supreme Court were to overturn that decision, Virginia’s ban would have become enforceable again.
Maryland voters will approve Democrats' redistricting amendment, CNN projects
Maryland voters will approve a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment clearing the way for the state’s General Assembly to redraw its congressional map, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
The change could allow Democrats to target the state’s lone Republican-held US House seat, held by Rep. Andy Harris, for the 2028 elections.
Early this year, the Maryland House of Delegates, where Democrats hold a supermajority, passed a new map targeting Harris’ district, but state Senate President Bill Ferguson blocked it. Ferguson later backed the ballot measure.
While Republicans sued to keep Question 3 off the ballot, the Maryland Supreme Court ultimately allowed it to go before voters with some revisions.
Democrats’ redistricting efforts in Maryland and other blue states aim to counteract the 15 districts targeted by new Republican maps this cycle.
GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville will win Alabama’s gubernatorial race, CNN projects
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville will win Alabama’s governor race, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defeating Democrat Doug Jones.
Tuberville previously defeated Jones, then an incumbent senator, in the 2020 Senate race. The staunch President Donald Trump supporter and former Auburn University football coach announced last year that he would not run for reelection in the Senate and instead run for governor.
Tuberville entered the race as a clear front-runner to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Kay Ivey, having transformed his public profile from former football coach to fierce defender of Trump in the Senate.
During his time in the chamber, Tuberville drew scrutiny for his hold on military promotions under the Biden administration, part of a protest over the Pentagon’s policies on reproductive rights.
Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte will win reelection in New Hampshire, CNN Projects
GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte will win a second term in New Hampshire, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defeating Democratic challenger Cinde Warmington.
The Republican was favored to win reelection as a longtime force in state politics. Ayotte previously represented the state in the US Senate and served as New Hampshire’s attorney general.
While the Granite State has backed Democrats in recent presidential and Senate elections, it last sent a Democrat to the governor’s mansion in 2014.
Republican Marsha Blackburn will be elected Tennessee’s first female governor, CNN projects
GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn will be elected Tennessee’s first female governor, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
She defeated Democrat Jerri Green in the reliably red state to succeed Gov. Bill Lee, who is term-limited.
Blackburn has represented the state in Congress for decades. She is a staunch supporter of President Donlad Trump and closely aligned herself with his agenda on the campaign trail.
El-Sayed says he can't wait to serve in the Senate as race is still too early to call
A high-energy Abdul El-Sayed took to the stage to thank his supporters at about 1:30 a.m. ET as the state’s Senate race is still too early to call.
He said he “can’t wait to serve” the people of Michigan and said Republicans tried to sow division by attacking his name and his faith.
“But we all know that my name and my faith aren’t the reason you can’t afford your gas, not the reason you can’t afford your groceries, not the reason you can’t see a doctor,” he said.
El-Sayed pointed to the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on the race, which was viewed by Republicans as their best chance to go on the offense this cycle. Regardless of the outcome of this race, CNN has projected that Democrats will take control of the Senate.
The progressive said he got into the race to “defend us all from politicians who want to divide us rather than movements that work to dignify us.”
El-Sayed also took jabs at President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, who he traded barbs with on the campaign trail. In comments directed at the president, he said: “I know you struggle with my name, so after JD swears me in in January, you can just go on and call me senator.”
CNN has not called the Senate race in Michigan.
GOP Sen. Jim Risch will win reelection in Idaho, CNN projects
Republican Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho will win reelection, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defeating independent Todd Achilles to secure a fourth term in the deep-red state.
Although the 83-year-old incumbent was seen as the heavy favorite in the race, Achilles had hoped to consolidate support after the Democratic candidate, David Roth, dropped out of the contest over the summer.
A potential spoiler in the Mississippi Senate race
There has been plenty of talk about the other Dan Sullivan possibly playing spoiler in the Alaska Senate race.
But in Mississippi, we’re facing a real and imminent possibility that a third candidate could change the results of a key Senate race.
The race between GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom is neck-and-neck right now. If Colom can pull it out, it will be the biggest Senate upset of the night.
But if he can’t, it might be because of a third candidate.
Independent Ty Pinkins is currently taking more than 2% of the vote – well more than the 0.01% difference between Hyde-Smith and Colom.
Pinkins also likely draws more from Colom. Like Colom, he’s Black. And he also previously ran for Senate – against GOP Sen. Roger Wicker – as a Democrat.
When the race recently began looking competitive, there were some calls for Pinkins to drop out to help Colom. But he rejected those calls.
When asked recently whether he might play a spoiler, he cast doubt on it by telling Mississippi Public Broadcasting that “based on history, a Democrat can’t in Mississippi statewide.”
Democrat Katy Padilla Stout will flip Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, CNN projects
Democrat Katy Padilla Stout will win Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defeating Republican candidate and gun influencer Brandon Herrera.
On the campaign trail, Padilla Stout, a former teacher and attorney, sought to capitalize on Herrera’s past vulgar sexual statements and derogatory comments about women, which he made as a right-wing online personality known as “The AK Guy.”
Although Herrera dismissed remarks surfaced by CNN as jokes, the comments came under increased scrutiny in a district where the incumbent GOP congressman, Tony Gonzalez, resigned over sexual misconduct allegations.
Democrat Johnny Garcia will win Texas’ 35th Congressional District, CNN projects
Democrat Johnny Garcia will win Texas’ 35th Congressional District, defeating Republican Carlos De La Cruz, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, capturing a seat Republicans targeted in their mid-decade redistricting push.
Republicans last year redrew the district, which former Vice President Kamala Harris carried by 34 points into one that President Donald Trump would have won by 10 points in 2024, according to a CNN analysis. Garcia is a former Bexar County sheriff’s deputy.
Mike Rogers sends supporters home, saying it will be a long night to count votes
Without warning, Republican nominee Mike Rogers came to the podium a short time ago and told everyone still attending his watch party to go home, without a clear result yet in the Michigan Senate race.
However, he projected confidence in what votes are still left.
“There is a path for us to win this race,” he told the remaining crowd, noting that people will hear that the outlook is very favorable to one camp, but that his campaign believes what is left will come their way.
“This is going to happen,” Rogers said, of his confidence in winning.
Rogers addressed the slow ballot counting in the state, saying, “Michigan has got a voting problem. We’re going to fix that.”
“Go home at get some sleep, so when you wake up, we’re going to be a winner,” he added before leaving the stage.
People started leaving the election night party very quickly and media members were also ushered out of the room a short time later.
Peltola warns Alaska results will take weeks: "This is Alaska normal"
The votes in Alaska had only started trickling in when Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola addressed supporters at her campaign headquarters in Anchorage.
“The results are not going to be fast, but Alaskans are patient,” she told the attendees. “It won’t be hours, it won’t be days. It will be weeks.”
“This is Alaska normal,” she added. “It’s going to take a long time to make sure we’re counting every vote.”
Peltola struck an optimistic note, saying that while only 20% of the votes are in, “It feels so good.”
Prediction traders bet $2 million tonight on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — who lost
Traders on the prediction site Kalshi bet $2 million tonight that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott would win — a couple hours before he was projected to lose.
CNN has projected Abbott’s loss to Democrat Gina Hinojosa, amid a Democratic wave that flipped Texas blue for the first time in decades.
These enormous trades were just the latest in favor of Abbott, who was first elected governor in 2014. CNN previously reported on two $500,000 trades favoring Abbott in the past week.
Betting on elections has exploded in popularity this year.
On prediction markets, traders can sell their shares at any time. In a market like this, they don’t need to hold their shares until the election is decided. It’s unclear if that happened with any of these trades supporting Abbott.
The trades came from Wall Street brokers, according to a source with knowledge of the trades. Institutional traders often use prediction markets to hedge financial risk from election outcomes. The trades were first spotted by Betting Intelligence, which monitors prediction platforms.
CNN has a partnership with Kalshi and uses its data to cover major events, including elections. But CNN employees aren’t permitted to trade on prediction sites.
Trump weighs in after the night’s stunning losses for Republicans. Catch up here
A wave of Republicans across the country are giving concession speeches tonight after Democrats delivered a stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump and won back both chambers of Congress.
Meanwhile, Trump told Fox News that Democrats did a “good job” and “fought hard.” He told The New York Times he will accept tonight’s results, shutting down — for now — questions about whether he would challenge the outcome.
Catch up on the latest:
- Trump weighs in: The president said he doesn’t see his party’s midterm losses as a rebuke of his presidency and that he believes the war in Iran was a “piece” of the night’s widespread losses. In a phone interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said he has no personnel shifts planned despite speculation that he would want to make changes in his administration. He also said the GOP has a “good bench” of candidates ahead of the 2028 presidential election, although he added that it was “a little bit too soon” to pinpoint who could make up that bench. As for the Republican candidates he endorsed but who lost, the president said their losses are because some of them had “fought” him.
- GOP redistricting efforts: Democrats will maintain control of at least eight of the 15 districts targeted by GOP redistricting efforts and have flipped at least four seats away from Republicans, according to CNN projections. Keep track of results here.
- Democrats celebrate: Democrats across states are celebrating their historic wins. California’s Xavier Becerra proclaimed “there’s a new sheriff in town” to raucous applause from his supporters. Kansas’ Adam Hamilton celebrated his win, saying that Kansans across the political spectrum are rejecting what is happening in the nation’s capital. And Iowa’s Josh Turek preached about a better future for Iowans on both sides of the aisle, saying “we have changed the state of Iowa” with his win.
- Republicans concede: Republicans are delivering concession remarks amidst their losses. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he called his Democratic opponent, Gina Hinojosa, to concede the race and congratulate her. He said he will assist her with the transition. Texas’ Ken Paxton thanked his supporters late Tuesday night and congratulated his Democratic rival, James Talarico. Sen. Jon Husted also conceded defeat to Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Ohio Senate race and congratulated his opponent in a speech after the race was called tonight.
CNN’s Molly English, Julia Benbrook, Izzy Lippolis, Alejandro Jaramillo, Amy O’Kruk, Ethan Cohen, Kylie Atwood, Patrick Svitek, Jessie Yeung, August Phillips, Karina Tsui and Betsy Klein contributed reporting.
The most surprising Democratic over-performances you might not have heard about
It’s become abundantly clear that this is a very good election night for Democrats. And you’ve heard about some of the big and surprising wins in red territory. But what about some of the lower-profile races and results you might have missed? Here are some that jump out at me:
- GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn is winning the Tennessee governor’s race by just two points, with the vast majority of the vote in.
- Republicans are also ahead by less than six points in governor’s races in Alabama, Oklahoma and South Carolina.
- They currently lead in a series of North Carolina congressional races that were thought to be safe, including the 6th, 9th, 13th and 14th districts – all of which favored Trump by 15-17 points in 2024.
- Tennessee GOP Rep. Scott DesJarlais is narrowly losing in a district Trump won by 24 points.
- Democrats currently lead by double digits in Texas’s 9th, which was supposed to be the safest of the districts Republicans gerrymandered for themselves, favoring Trump by 20 points.
“We have changed the state of Iowa tonight,” Turek says in victory speech
Democrat Josh Turek, whom CNN projects will win Iowa’s Senate seat, delivered a victory speech where he preached about a better future for Iowans on both sides of the aisle –– one that reflects “the Iowa I grew up in,” he said.
“Tonight, Iowa, we outvoted the billionaires …we told every single corrupt politician: ‘enough is enough,” he said to supporters in Des Moines.
Turek, who framed himself as an underdog in the Senate race, vowed to reduce the prices of housing, gas and prescription medicine, among other necessities.
“Over those 448 days, I heard a lot of hurting, but I also heard a lot of hope –– hope that change was coming, hope we could find our way back to the Iowa I grew up in, where you could afford to go to your doctor, and where you were proud to send your kids to some of the nation’s best public schools,” he said.
“We have changed the state of Iowa tonight.”
Turek also expressed his gratitude to Iowa’s former Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin, whom he praised for working across the aisle to pass good public policy.
“For 30 years, he represented Iowa and fought for the working class, the small businesses, the small family farms. He fought for the little guy, the same people I am fighting for, those that cannot afford to make a political donation,” Turek said.
“Thank you, sir. For 448 days, I have said it is going to be beautifully poetic when the man who takes back Senator Harkin’s seat is only there because of his work. Well, Iowa, tonight, we made history and we wrote beautiful poetry,” he added.
In Alaska, the first votes trickle in for the other Dan Sullivan
In an initial batch of election results shared by the Alaska elections division, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. — the candidate who shares a name with the incumbent senator — has won 1,005 votes. Only a small fraction of precincts have reported results in this initial release.
Incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said Tuesday that thousands of Alaskans could “throw away” their votes over confusion with the candidate who shares his name. The Justice Department is investigating the effort to recruit the other Sullivan.
Democrat Jocelyn Benson will win Michigan’s governor race, CNN projects
Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will be elected the state’s next governor, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defeating Republican Rep. John James and keeping the battleground state’s highest office in her party’s hands ahead of the 2028 presidential election.
Benson will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
James was making his third bid for statewide office.
During the general election, Benson criticized James for supporting President Donald Trump’s agenda in Congress and emphasized the cost of healthcare cuts, tariffs and the war with Iran.
In the closing weeks of the race, she rallied with former President Barack Obama and Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, whose competitive race drew much of the attention in Michigan.
Democrat Tina Kotek will win reelection as Oregon governor, CNN projects
Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek will win a second term as Oregon’s governor, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, marking a second defeat for her Republican opponent, Christine Drazan.
Kotek ran against Drazan, a state senator and former state representative, in 2022, winning by less than 4 percentage points in the state that former Vice President Kamala Harris won by 14 points in 2024.
Kotek, one of the country’s first out lesbian governors, made homelessness and housing a priority in her first term. This time, she campaigned on affordability and economic opportunity, issues that are increasing concerns for Americans. Before serving as governor, she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.
