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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is projected to defeat Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, according to the Fox News Decision Desk.

Fox projected El-Sayed the winner early Wednesday. Other major desks had not confirmed the result in the sources reviewed for this report. NBC News described the race as leaning toward El-Sayed, rather than calling a winner.

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Democratic state Sen. Mike McGuire is projected to defeat Republican Rep. James Gallagher in California’s redrawn 1st Congressional District, flipping the seat to Democrats.

ABC10 reported an Associated Press call for McGuire, and NBC News listed him as the projected winner.

This was not a contest under the same boundaries Gallagher won earlier this year. Gallagher won a June special election to finish the term of Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who died earlier in 2026. The November election used new district boundaries adopted under Proposition 50.

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Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn is projected to defeat Democrat Jerri Green for Tennessee governor, keeping the office in Republican hands.

Fox News reported the projection in its election-night coverage. This report is based on Fox’s projection, rather than a verified call from the other major election desks.

Blackburn would succeed Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who was term-limited and could not seek reelection. Green is a Memphis city councilwoman.

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Republican Rep. Julia Letlow is projected to defeat Democrat Jamie Davis for Louisiana’s U.S. Senate seat, keeping it in Republican hands.

The Fox News Decision Desk projected Letlow the winner in its election-night coverage. This report is based on Fox’s projection, rather than a verified call from the other major election desks.

Letlow would succeed Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, who lost his bid for renomination earlier this year. She finished ahead of Cassidy in the GOP primary before winning a runoff against state Treasurer John Fleming.

A media race call is not official election certification. Source: Fox News election coverage.

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Democrat Johnny Garcia is projected to win Texas’s 35th Congressional District over Republican Carlos De La Cruz.

The Associated Press called the race for Garcia in a report carried by CBS8 early Wednesday. NBC News also listed Garcia as the projected winner.

The San Antonio-area district was redrawn ahead of this election. This report does not classify the result as a party flip or hold. A media race call is not official election certification.

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Democratic Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet is projected to win reelection in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District over Republican Thomas Smith, keeping the seat in Democratic hands.

Fox News’ Michigan results page listed an Associated Press call for McDonald Rivet early Wednesday. The result remains a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Brian Poindexter has won Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, unseating Republican Rep. Max Miller and flipping a Northeast Ohio seat long held by Republicans.

Miller conceded just before midnight, the Washington Examiner reported. “I am disappointed at this evening’s election results,” Miller wrote. “I have fought earnestly to continue to represent the interests of my home and community in the Ohio 7th District.” CBS News projected Poindexter’s victory, and NBC News also reported his win.

Miller’s campaign was consumed by domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife and her father, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, which Miller denied. He defied calls to end his campaign before an August deadline that would have allowed Republicans to replace him on the ballot. Poindexter, a union ironworker and former Brook Park city councilman, faced questions over his own past conduct during the campaign.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is projected to defeat Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama’s race for governor, succeeding term-limited Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and keeping the office in Republican hands.

The Fox News Decision Desk projected Tuberville’s victory. The Associated Press, NBC News and CBS News had not called the race, and Jones had not conceded, the Alabama Reflector reported. Tuberville declared victory Tuesday night.

The race was a rematch of the 2020 U.S. Senate election, when Tuberville defeated Jones, then the incumbent senator. Jones, a former federal prosecutor, was seeking to become the first Democrat elected governor of Alabama in nearly three decades. Tuberville, a longtime college football coach before entering politics, spent a decade as head coach at Auburn University.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar has won a 12th term in Texas’s 28th Congressional District, defeating Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina, a Republican, in one of the cycle’s most closely watched races.

The Associated Press called the race for Cuellar at 12:31 a.m. ET, the Washington Examiner reported. The New York Post also reported his victory.

The district, anchored by Laredo on the Texas-Mexico border, was redrawn by Texas Republicans in 2025 and was carried by President Donald Trump in 2024. Cuellar, a centrist who has broken with his party on border and immigration policy, announced his run for a 12th term after Trump pardoned him; the congressman had been indicted during the Biden administration.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Jocelyn Benson is projected to defeat Republican Rep. John James in Michigan’s race for governor, keeping the office in Democratic hands.

The Fox News Decision Desk called the race for Benson at 1:14 a.m. ET. The Associated Press, NBC News and CBS News had not called the race, and James had not conceded. Decision Desk HQ had projected Benson as the winner at 10:45 p.m. ET.

Benson, Michigan’s secretary of state since 2019, succeeds term-limited Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. James, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination earlier this year.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Katy Padilla Stout has won Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, defeating Republican Brandon Herrera and flipping a traditionally Republican seat along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Herrera conceded the race, News4 San Antonio reported. The Associated Press called the race for Stout at 1:05 a.m. ET, the Washington Examiner reported, and NBC News projected her the winner. Fox News projected that Herrera would lose the seat. CBS News had not called the race.

The district stretches from the San Antonio area west to El Paso and covers a large portion of the U.S.-Mexico border. The seat had been vacant since Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales resigned in April amid a House Ethics Committee investigation. Herrera, a firearms manufacturer and YouTube personality known as “The AK Guy,” secured the Republican nomination after Gonzales’s resignation. Independent candidate Ben Mendoza was also on the ballot.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat J.D. Ford is projected to defeat Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, flipping the suburban Indianapolis seat in one of the night’s notable upsets.

Fox News projected Ford’s victory, and NBC News named him its projected winner. The Associated Press and CBS News had not called the race, and Spartz had not conceded.

Ford, a member of the Indiana State Senate, declared victory Tuesday night, the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported. The district will be represented by a Democrat for the first time in 30 years, according to the Current. Spartz, first elected in 2020, was seeking a fourth term.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Rebecca Cooke won Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden in a rematch and flipping the western Wisconsin seat.

Van Orden called Cooke to concede the race around 10:30 p.m., WPR reported. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also reported the concession. The Associated Press called the race, the Wisconsin Examiner reported, and CBS News projected Cooke’s victory.

Cooke is a Democrat from Eau Claire. The race was a rematch of 2024, when Van Orden defeated her.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Republican James Kingston is projected to win Georgia’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Democrat Amanda Hollowell and keeping the open seat in Republican hands.

Fox News reported Kingston’s victory, and Decision Desk HQ also projected him the winner. The Associated Press called the race at 12:14 a.m. Eastern, according to Movement Voter Project’s tracker. NBC News and CBS News had not called the race, and Hollowell had not conceded.

Kingston, an insurance businessman and the son of former Rep. Jack Kingston, will succeed Rep. Buddy Carter, who gave up the seat to run for the U.S. Senate.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez is projected to win reelection to a third term in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, defeating Republican Greg Cunningham.

The Associated Press declared Vasquez the winner at 12:12 a.m. Eastern, and CBS News projected his victory. NBC News and Fox News had not called the race, and Cunningham had not conceded.

Vasquez, a former aide to Sen. Martin Heinrich, served on the Las Cruces City Council before winning the seat, one of the most evenly divided congressional districts in the country. Cunningham is a former Marine and retired Albuquerque police detective.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Mitchell Berman is projected to defeat Republican Rep. Bryan Steil in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, flipping a southeastern Wisconsin seat Republicans had held for more than three decades.

Fox News projected Berman’s victory, and WPR also reported that Berman defeated Steil. The Associated Press had not called the race, and Steil had not conceded.

Berman, an emergency room nurse, declared victory Tuesday night, WisPolitics reported. The district was represented for 20 years by former House Speaker Paul Ryan. Steil is a former Ryan aide.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Bob Harvie won Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and flipping the suburban Philadelphia seat.

The Associated Press, NBC News, CBS News and Fox News each projected Harvie’s victory. Fitzpatrick had not conceded as of early Wednesday.

Harvie, a Bucks County commissioner and former teacher, declared victory at a Bucks County Democratic Committee watch party, WHYY reported. The district covers all of Bucks County and part of Montgomery County. A Democrat will represent Bucks County in Congress for the first time since 2011.

Fitzpatrick, a former FBI agent first elected in 2016, had repeatedly survived Democratic challenges in the politically competitive district.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Bobby Pulido is projected to flip Texas’s 15th Congressional District, defeating Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in a closely watched South Texas race.

Fox News projected Pulido’s victory, and CBS News projected that he would defeat De La Cruz. The Associated Press and NBC News had not yet called the race, and De La Cruz had not conceded.

Pulido, an award-winning Tejano singer who ran as a conservative Democrat, declared victory early Wednesday.

The result is a Democratic gain in a Republican-held seat.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar won reelection to a fifth term in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Republican John Nagel and independent DeVelle Jackson.

The Associated Press called the race, and CBS News projected her victory.

Omar has represented the Minneapolis-area district since 2019.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Matt Little is projected to win Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, defeating Republican Eric Pratt and keeping the seat in Democratic hands, according to a projection by Fox News.

The Associated Press, NBC News and CBS News had not yet called the race as of early Wednesday, and Pratt had not conceded.

Little’s win holds the southern Twin Cities-area district for the Democrats in one of the state’s most watched House races.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Republican Gov. Phil Scott won a sixth term leading Vermont on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Amanda Janoo.

Janoo conceded the race Tuesday night, NBC5 reported. NBC News projected Scott the winner, and Fox News also reported his reelection.

Scott has led Vermont since 2017, according to the Washington Post.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures won reelection to a second term in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Republican state Rep. Rhett Marques, according to the Associated Press.

Marques conceded the race Tuesday night, calling Figures to say he would pray for him as he enters his second term in Congress, Alabama Daily News reported.

The race was one of the most closely watched House contests in the country. The Supreme Court reinstated a 2023 map this spring, redrawing the majority-Black district and reshaping the contest, according to The Hill. Marques, a state representative from Enterprise, campaigned with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, the Alabama Reflector reported.

Figures, of Mobile, first won the seat in 2024.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Tina Kotek is projected to win reelection as Oregon’s governor, defeating Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan in a rematch of their 2022 contest, according to a projection by Fox News.

The Associated Press, NBC News and CBS News had not yet called the race as of early Wednesday, and Drazan had not conceded.

With about 62% of the expected vote counted, Kotek led Drazan 52.5% to 44.9%, according to NBC News. Pacific Green Party candidate Brett Smith had about 2.5%.

Kotek, 60, served nine years as Oregon House speaker before becoming governor in 2023. Democrats have won every Oregon governor’s race since 1986, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Christina Bohannan is projected to defeat Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, according to NBC News and the Fox News Decision Desk.

The result would flip the Republican-held House seat to Democrats. NBC’s district results page named Bohannan its winner.

Bohannan had challenged Miller-Meeks in 2022 and 2024 before their latest matchup, Fox reported. The district-level result is separate from the overall balance of power in Congress.

Vote counting and official certification continue after media race calls.

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Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine’s U.S. Senate election after Collins conceded the race Tuesday night and called Jackson to congratulate him.

The Associated Press reported Collins’ concession, which ends her run for a sixth term after first winning election to the Senate in 1996. Maine Public and Fox News also reported the concession.

The result flips a Republican-held seat.

Jackson is a fifth-generation logger from northern Maine and a former president of the Maine Senate. He represented parts of Aroostook County in the state Legislature.

Vote counting continues. A media race call is not official election certification.

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Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen won a second term in New York’s 4th Congressional District, defeating Republican Jeanine Driscoll, according to Long Island Press and the New York Post.

The result holds the Long Island seat for Democrats. It is not a party flip.

Gillen, a Rockville Centre attorney and former Hempstead town supervisor, campaigned on affordability and tax relief. Long Island Press reported that she highlighted federal funding for Nassau County, including police and fire departments, and support for restoring the full state and local tax deduction.

Driscoll, Hempstead’s receiver of taxes, acknowledged the loss and said she would continue advocating for tax relief in her current role, Long Island Press reported.

Official vote counting and election certification continue after race calls and concessions.

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Republican Sen. Jim Risch won a fourth term in Idaho, according to the Fox News Decision Desk.

His main challenger was Todd Achilles, an Army veteran and former state lawmaker running as an independent. Independent Natalie Fleming and Libertarian Matt Loesby also ran.

The result would keep the seat in Republican hands. Risch has served in the Senate since 2009.

NBC News, CBS News and The Associated Press have also called the race for Risch.

A media race call is not official election certification. Vote counting continues.

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Democrat Peggy Flanagan won Minnesota’s U.S. Senate election on Tuesday, defeating Republican Michele Tafoya, who conceded the race.

Tafoya, a former sports broadcaster, said she congratulated Flanagan on a “spirited” and “hard-fought” race, Fox News reported. NBC News named Flanagan the winner in an update at 12:08 a.m. Eastern Wednesday.

The result keeps the Senate seat in Democratic hands. Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, ran for the seat after Sen. Amy Klobuchar left it to run for governor, a race Klobuchar won Tuesday, according to NBC.

Official vote counting continues. A media race call is not an election certification.

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Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar is projected to defeat Republican state House Speaker Lisa Demuth in Minnesota’s governor election, according to NBC News.

Klobuchar would become the first woman to serve as Minnesota governor. The result would keep the governor’s office in Democratic hands.

NBC reported that Klobuchar began her public career as Hennepin County’s top prosecutor before winning election to the Senate in 2006. She was reelected in 2012, 2018 and 2024 and sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.

Demuth led Republicans in the Minnesota House. The gubernatorial race is separate from the state’s U.S. Senate contest.

The result is a media race call, not official election certification.

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Democrat Denise Powell defeated Republican Brinker Harding in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, flipping the open Republican-held seat, Nebraska Examiner reported.

The Examiner reported that The Associated Press called the race for Powell shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday. Harding conceded around 9:03 p.m., according to the report.

Powell will serve a two-year term in the Omaha-area district. She co-founded a group that coached local women on running for office. The district had been represented by Republican Don Bacon.

The Examiner reported that Powell will be the first woman and first Latina elected to federal office in Nebraska. Libertarian Eric Michael Foreman also ran in the general election.

Official vote counting and certification continue after media race calls and concessions.

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Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer won reelection to a sixth term in New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District, defeating Republican Sean Kirrane, New Jersey Monitor reported, citing The Associated Press. NBC News also called Gottheimer the winner.

Gottheimer was endorsed by the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce.

The result keeps the district in Democratic hands. Gottheimer first won the seat in 2016, defeating Republican Scott Garrett. His sixth term begins in January.

New Jersey Monitor reported that Gottheimer had more than $13.5 million in campaign cash as of mid-October. The district’s race is separate from the statewide Senate and governor elections.

Official vote counting and certification continue after media race calls.

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Democrat David Crowley won Wisconsin’s governor election, defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, according to NBC News and the Fox News Decision Desk.

Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, will become the first Black person elected governor of Wisconsin. He succeeds Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who did not seek a third term.

The result keeps the governor’s office in Democratic hands in a closely watched swing state. Crowley campaigned on reducing household costs, including housing, health care and child care. Tiffany, a congressman from northern Wisconsin, ran with President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

The Associated Press, in a report carried by MPR News, reported that Tom Tiffany conceded defeat.

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Democrat Hannah Pingree won Maine’s governor election, defeating Republican Bobby Charles and independent Rick Bennett, according to Fox News.

Maine Public reported that The Associated Press called the race just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Pingree will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.

A former state House speaker who later worked in the Mills administration, Pingree made housing, property taxes and health care costs central to her campaign. Charles campaigned on the cost of living and his criticism of the current administration. Bennett, a former Republican state lawmaker, ran as an independent.

The result keeps the governor’s office in Democratic hands. Media race calls are not election certification.

Maine Public reported that both Bobby Charles and Rick Bennett called Pingree to concede.

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Democratic Gov. Josh Green is projected to win a second term in Hawaii, defeating Republican businessman Gary Cordery, according to the Fox News Decision Desk.

The projection would keep the governor’s office in Democratic hands. Green campaigned on middle-class tax relief, housing construction and efforts to reduce homelessness.

Cordery, a general contractor, challenged the incumbent with proposals that included removing the state’s general excise tax on food and medicine and increasing affordable housing.

As of JBizNews’s check shortly after midnight Eastern time Wednesday, NBC News’s Hawaii results page did not show a projected winner. The result reported here is Fox’s projection, not election certification.

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Democrat Letitia James is projected to win a third term as New York attorney general, defeating Republican challenger Saritha Komatireddy, Spectrum News reported Tuesday night. The Times Union and WRGB also reported her third-term victory.

James declared victory Tuesday evening. Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor, challenged the incumbent in a contest focused on public safety, accountability and the attorney general’s role.

WRGB reported that James had emphasized her work on fraud, public safety and nursing-home care, while Komatireddy campaigned on bail reform, fraud investigations and changes to the handling of people with severe mental illness.

The reported outcome is not election certification.

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Democrat Rob Sand defeated Republican Zach Lahn in Iowa’s governor election, according to CBS News and the Fox News Decision Desk.

The result moves the governor’s office from Republican to Democratic hands. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds did not seek reelection, leaving an open contest.

Sand was first elected state auditor in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Lahn is a farmer and businessman who won a contested Republican primary.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Republican Rep. Mike Lawler conceded New York’s 17th Congressional District race to Democrat Cait Conley on Tuesday night, FOX 5 New York reported.

A Conley victory would flip the Lower Hudson Valley seat to Democrats. Lawler was seeking a third term in Congress.

Conley is an Army veteran who served as an active-duty officer for 16 years and later as director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council, according to FOX 5. She launched her campaign at the start of 2025.

A candidate’s concession is not election certification. Vote counting can continue after a concession.

FOX 5 New York reported that Mike Lawler conceded the race to Conley.

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Republican Rep. Barry Moore has defeated Democrat Everett Wess in Alabama’s U.S. Senate election.

Moore succeeds Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who gave up the seat to run for governor. The result keeps the seat in Republican hands.

Fox reported that Moore had President Donald Trump’s backing in the race. Wess is a former judge and prosecutor.

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Democrat Josh Turek defeated Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa’s U.S. Senate election, according to The Associated Press and the Fox News Decision Desk.

The victory is a Democratic pickup and part of the party’s path to regaining the Senate majority. Both AP and Fox reported Democratic victories in Iowa, Kansas, Texas, South Carolina, Ohio and North Carolina.

The Iowa call is a media race call, not election certification.

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Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden is projected to defeat Democrat Dan Ahlers in South Dakota’s governor election, Fox News projects.

The result would give Rhoden a full four-year term after he assumed the governorship in January 2025. He succeeded Kristi Noem when she left to become President Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary.

Rhoden, a rancher and former state lawmaker, served as lieutenant governor beginning in 2019. Ahlers is a former Democratic state legislator.

The result is a media projection, not election certification.

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Republican Sen. Mike Rounds is projected to defeat independent challenger Brian Bengs in South Dakota’s U.S. Senate election, the Fox News Decision Desk reported Tuesday night.

The projected victory would give Rounds a third six-year term and keep the seat in Republican hands. He has served in the Senate since 2015, after serving as South Dakota governor from 2003 to 2011.

The result is a media projection, not election certification.

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Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is projected to defeat Republican Rep. Andy Biggs in Arizona’s governor race, CBS News projects. The Fox News Decision Desk also projected Hobbs’s reelection.

The result would give Hobbs a second four-year term. She first won the governorship in 2022 after serving as Arizona secretary of state.

Biggs, a former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, had President Donald Trump’s backing. Hobbs campaigned on her record as governor and work with Republican lawmakers, CBS reported.

The outcome is an attributed media projection, not election certification.

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Democrat Adam Hamilton defeated Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas’s U.S. Senate race, the Fox News Decision Desk reported Tuesday night.

The result flips a Republican-held seat and ends Marshall’s bid for a second term. Hamilton entered the race as a newcomer to elected politics, according to Fox’s election-night report.

Fox described the race as unexpectedly competitive in its closing weeks. Marshall had acknowledged before the election that he faced a difficult reelection fight.

This is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio’s U.S. Senate special election, NBC News reported. The Fox News Decision Desk also called Brown’s victory.

The result would return Brown to the Senate after he lost his reelection bid in 2024. He would serve the remaining two years of the term won by JD Vance in 2022, NBC reported.

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Husted, previously Ohio’s lieutenant governor, after Vance left the Senate to become vice president. Brown’s win shifts the seat from Republican to Democratic hands.

The result is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Xavier Becerra defeated Republican Steve Hilton in California’s governor race, NBC News reported.

Becerra would succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, keeping the governor’s office in Democratic hands.

Becerra previously served in the California Assembly and Congress before becoming California attorney general. He later led the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden, NBC News reported.

The outcome is a media race call, not election certification.

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Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte is projected to defeat Democratic challenger Cinde Warmington in New Hampshire’s governor race, the Fox News Decision Desk reported Tuesday night.

The projected result would give Ayotte a second two-year term. She was first elected governor in 2024 after previously serving as state attorney general, Fox reported.

Affordable housing was a focus for Ayotte, while Warmington, a healthcare attorney and former state executive council member, emphasized the cost of living, according to Fox’s election-night report.

The outcome is an attributed media projection, not election certification.

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Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman defeated Democrat James Byrd in Wyoming’s U.S. Senate race, the Fox News Decision Desk reported Tuesday night.

The result keeps the seat in Republican hands following Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ decision not to seek another term, according to Fox.

Hageman, a two-term member of the House, won the Republican Senate nomination in August. Byrd is a former Wyoming state representative, Fox reported.

The outcome is a media race call, not election certification.

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Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas governor’s race, according to The Associated Press, NBC News and CBS News. The Texas Tribune, republished by Click2Houston, reported that Abbott conceded at 10 p.m. Tuesday.

The result moves the governor’s office from Republican to Democratic control. Abbott was seeking a fourth term. Hinojosa will become Texas’ first Latina governor.

Hinojosa, a lawyer and former Austin school board president, focused her campaign on public education funding, teacher pay, opposition to school vouchers and household costs.

Vote counting and official certification continue after a race is called or a candidate concedes.

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Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas U.S. Senate race, flipping the seat to Democrats, according to the Fox News Decision Desk. CBS News and NBC News also called Talarico’s victory Tuesday night.

Talarico, a state representative, former teacher and Presbyterian seminarian, campaigned on lowering costs and fighting corruption, CBS reported.

Paxton, the state’s attorney general, defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff, according to CBS.

Official vote counting and certification continue after media race calls and concessions.

UPI documented Ken Paxton conceding the Senate election to Talarico at his election-night watch party.

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Democrats Paige Cognetti and Janelle Stelson are projected to defeat Republican incumbents in two Pennsylvania congressional races Tuesday night, flipping the state’s 8th and 10th District seats, Fox News reported.

Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, is projected to defeat Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. in the 8th District in northeastern Pennsylvania. Bresnahan won the seat in 2024, defeating Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright, according to Fox’s election-night report.

Fox reported that Cognetti campaigned on affordability, health care and utility costs, protecting Medicaid and a ban on congressional stock trading. Bresnahan focused on cutting taxes, border security and support for the area’s working-class and union workforce.

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In south-central Pennsylvania’s 10th District, Stelson, a former television news anchor, is projected to defeat Rep. Scott Perry, Fox reported. Perry has served in Congress since 2013 and is a former Army brigadier general.

Both results are attributed media projections, not election certifications.

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