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US Midterm Elections 2026: Voting Ends, Counting Begins; Democrats Lead in Several States in Early Trends, Republican Ashley Moody Wins Florida

Voting for the US Midterm Elections 2026 has concluded, and counting of votes began on November 4 at 4:30 AM IST. Complete results are expected to take several days. The elections will decide 470 seats in the US Congress along with gubernatorial positions across several states.

Record Early Voting

Over 57.6 million voters, including President Trump, cast their ballots prior to Election Day.

According to the University of Florida's Election Lab data, early turnout surpassed the 2022 midterms (45.9 million).

Democratic voters turned out in higher numbers for early voting, whereas Republican voters generally prefer casting their ballots in person on Election Day.

South Carolina recorded over 1.9 million votes, marking its highest gubernatorial election turnout in 30 years.

Latest Results So Far

House of Representatives

Georgia: Democrat Nikema Williams secured re-election with approximately 94% of the vote, defeating Republican John Salvesen who received around 6%.

Senate

Florida: Republican Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Angie Nixon. Moody, a former Attorney General who was appointed to the Senate by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2025, won the remaining 2-year term vacated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Delaware: Chris Coons defeated Republican Michael Katz.

New Jersey: Cory Booker defeated Republican Justin Murphy.

Rhode Island: Jack Reed emerged victorious.

Massachusetts: Edward Markey won re-election.

Illinois: Democratic Party retained the seat.

Gubernatorial Races (36 States)

Illinois: JB Pritzker (Democrat)

Massachusetts: Maura Healey (Democrat)

Maryland: Wes Moore (Democrat), re-elected

Pennsylvania: Josh Shapiro (Democrat), re-elected

Note: These represent early trend calls. As these initial results largely reflect traditional Democratic strongholds, final control of Congress and the national political landscape will become clear as remaining votes are tallied.