2026 General Elections Megathread! 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. Seat Flipped D. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL20) resigned 04/21/26. Seat Held. Rep. Kevin Kiley (CA6) flipped from R to I in March, 2026. Seat Flipped D. Every seat is up for re-election with 218 necessary for a majority. Update Current called races put the House at 255 D (+41), 166 R (-52), 0 I (-1) with 19 still undecided. As near as I can tell, Republicans only managed to flip a TWO Democratic seats, Tennessee 9 and Texas 32. Alaska - 1 uncalled California - 1 uncalled Colorado - 1 uncalled Florida - 1 uncalled Louisiana - 2 uncalled Maine - 1 uncalled Minnesota - 1 uncalled North Carolina - 4 uncalled South Carolina - 1 uncalled Tennessee - 1 uncalled Flipped Seats as of 11/7: Source: cbsnews.com/…/house-districts-flipped-2026-midter… Arizona 1 Arizona 6 California 1 California 6 - Former R turned I, lost to D. California 22 California 41 California 48 (Colorado 4 is not called yet, but that’s Boebert’s seat and it looks like she’s out) Colorado 5 Colorado 8 Indiana 5 Iowa 1 Iowa 2 Iowa 3 Kentucky 6 Michigan 4 Michigan 7 Michigan 10 Missouri 2 Montana 1 Nebraska 2 Nevada 2 New Jersey 2 New Jersey 7 New York 17 North Carolina 6 North Carolina 9 North Carolina 11 North Carolina 13 North Carolina 14 Ohio 7 Ohio 10 Ohio 15 Pennsylvania 1 Pennsylvania 7 Pennsylvania 8 Pennsylvania 10 South Carolina 1 Tennessee 9 - Redistricted, Flipped D->R. Texas 15 Texas 23 Texas 32 - Redistricted, Flipped D->R. Utah 1 Virginia 1 Virginia 2 Wisconsin 1 Wisconsin 3 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. Update In the Governor Races, Democrats gained 5 seats, Republicans lost 5. No Republican flipped a Democratic seat. Oregon was the closest with Kotek+6 followed by Wisconsin, Crowley+9. All the other Democratic seats were decided by double digits. Undecided Alaska - Kreiss-Tomkins (D) +20 - 74% Reporting, on hold pending ranked choice counting. Kansas - Holscher (D) +0.7 (7,638 votes!) - 99% Reporting Democratic Flip Georgia - Bottoms+9 Iowa - Sand+11 Nevada - Ford+7 Ohio - Acton+8 Texas - Hinojosa+7 Democratic Hold Arizona - Hobbs +13 California - Beccera+27 Colorado - Weiser+27 Connecticut - Lamont+17 Hawaii - Green+50 Illinois - Pritzker+23 Maine - Pingree+19 Maryland - Moore+29 Massachusetts - Healey+28 Michigan - Benson+11 Minnesota - Klobuchar+13 New Mexico - Haaland+15 New York - Hochul+21 Oregon - Kotek+6 Pennsylvania - Shapiro+22 Rhode Island - Foulkes+30 Wisconsin - Crowley+9 Republican Hold Alabama - Tuberville+5 Arkansas - Huckabee Sanders+15 Florida - Donalds+2 Idaho - Little+25 Nebraska - Pillen+8 New Hampshire - Ayotte+4 Oklahoma - Mazzei+7 South Carolina - Wilson+4 South Dakota - Rhoden+27 Tennessee - Blackburn+3 Vermont - Scott+7 Wyoming - Barlow+52