The House
- The majority elects the Speaker and runs every committee, including investigations and subpoenas.
- All spending and tax bills start in the House.
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Swing compares counties (towns in New England) that are about 95% counted with how they voted for president in 2024, weighted by votes. It ignores the early-count tilt that skews statewide numbers, but early-finishing counties are often small and rural. Turnout is NBC's estimate of the final vote against 2024 presidential turnout; midterms usually run lower.
Who voted, and how each group split. The national poll asks about the vote for the House; state polls ask about the Senate race. Exit polls are surveys with a margin of error and are re-weighted to match the final count, so early numbers shift.
Exit polls are multiple choice, so these come from reporters' interviews instead. Every quote is copied exactly from the linked article. They're colour, not a sample: a handful of voters doesn't tell you how anyone else voted.
Share of registered voters by the Election Day equipment their jurisdiction uses, from Verified Voting's Verifier (November 2026). Accessible machines for voters with disabilities are not counted separately. "Check-in" is the share of voters whose polling places use electronic poll books rather than paper lists.
The Associated Press reported that voting "unfolded with relatively few problems", with weather causing the biggest disruptions. Below are the notable equipment and polling-place problems confirmed by election officials or established news outlets. Unverified claims circulating online are not included.
A poll closing isn't a result. Calls come only when a decision desk decides the outstanding vote can't change the winner.
States and counties run the count; news organisations' decision desks project winners when the outstanding vote can't change the result. Official certification comes weeks later. This page shows NBC's projections, which can come earlier or later than AP's.
If nobody passes 50% of first preferences, an instant runoff decides the race, which can take days.
States count different kinds of ballots first, so the early numbers can lean either way. Open a race to see what's been counted by vote type and how the margin has moved.
The useful questions are how much vote is left and where it is. Each race shows NBC's estimate of the votes still to count.
| In recent elections, the early count has tended to look… | States | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Bluer than final | Ohio, Iowa, Texas, Kansas, Florida, Pennsylvania | Early and mail votes, which lean Democratic, are counted first. |
| Redder than final | Virginia, Georgia | Smaller rural counties report first; large Democratic counties report later. |
| Shifts after election night | California, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska | Late-arriving mail and ballots that need checks. California accepts mail ballots up to seven days after Election Day if postmarked in time. |
These are tendencies, not rules. Each race's vote-type breakdown shows what's actually been counted this time.