Midterms 2026
Early voting now, official state counts on election night. We report what election officials publish. We don't call races or forecast outcomes.
Early vote
Ballots cast before Election Day, by mail and in person. Source: University of Florida Election Lab, maintained by Dr. Michael McDonald. Updated about every 3 hours here; states report on their own schedules.
Early votes as a share of 2022 total turnout Top 15 states
A way to compare states of different sizes: how far this year's early vote has reached toward the total number of people who voted in 2022.
How to read this
National trend Builds daily
Every state
| State | Early votes | Share of 2022 | Mail returned | In person | Party registration of early voters | Updated |
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Party registration appears only where a state reports it; voters can register by party in 31 states and D.C. It describes who voted, not how they voted. Select a column heading to sort.
Election night results
Senate races
| Race | Leading candidates | Reporting | Votes counted |
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Counts: official state election offices via Open America (openamerica.io), covering the 22 states that publish machine-readable results. A leader is not a winner. For race calls, see AP and Decision Desk HQ. Counts can change for days as mail and provisional ballots are processed.